MANILA, Philippines — The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) has disputed claims that it is being anti-vaccine and insisted that it did not erode trust in the government’s immunization programs.
In a statement on Monday which was attached to updates on the Dengvaxia vaccine cases, PAO stressed that people involved in the anomalous anti-dengue vaccination program are pinning the blame on their office for lack of a better argument.
“The PAO is not anti-vaccine. For lack of a better defense, personalities linked to Dengvaxia have vilified the PAO, making the PAO appear as anti-vaxxers out to destroy people’s confidence in vaccines,” the office said.
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