MANILA, Philippines — Several incumbent and former officials of the Department of Health (DOH), including incumbent Secretary Francisco Duque III and former Secretary Janette Garin, are facing a fresh wave of cases due to the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine.
According to Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta, 99 relatives of those who died of severe dengue fever supposedly because they had been vaccinated with Dengvaxia, a vaccine manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur, filed four cases against Duque, Garin, and 39 other officials:
reckless imprudence resulting in homicide under the Revised Penal Code
torture of children and torture resulting the deaths in violatio…
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