MANILA, Philippines — Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta has shot back at Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin for undermining the claims of deaths due to dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, asking the lawmaker what is so funny about it.
Acosta condemned recent statements from Garin — who was Department of Health (DOH) secretary when the vaccines were administered — as the latter found it funny that controversies popped up in the Philippines, but other countries using Dengvaxia had no problems.
Garin explained that the revival of the Dengvaxia issue, which came as Acosta’s PAO filed fresh cases against her and other former and incumbent DOH officials, was a mere public relations …
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