Manila, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte just ordered all public hospitals to give free medical assistance and treatment to children who received with the controversial dengue vaccine.
This was the announcement made by Presidential Spokesperson
Harry Roque in a press conference at the Dr. Manuel T. Fuentebella Memorial Hospital
in Sagnay, Camarines Sur.
The government also committed to pay all the expenses
related to Dengvaxia.
“Inutusan din ng Presidente na lahat ng pampublikang ospital
ay dapat magbigay ng serbisyo doon sa mga kabataan na naturukan ng Dengvaxia
(The President ordered all public hospitals to provide services to children
given Dengvaxia),” Roque said in a statement during his briefing aired live on
the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson Facebook page.
“Sasagutin na po ng gobiyerno yung halaga ng paggamot doon
sa mga naging biktima ng Dengvaxia (The government will foot the bill for
treating victims of Dengvaxia),” he added.
“Dahil sa kakulangan ng clinical pathologists dito sa
Pilipinas, nagsalita na ang Presidente na kung kinakailangan, kukuha tayo ng
mga dayuhang clinical pathologists para pag-aralan kung itong mga kabataang
namamatay nga ay namatay dahil sa Dengvaxia vaccine (“Because of the lack of
clinical pathologists here in the Philippines, the President has spoken that if
necessary, the government will seek foreign clinical pathologists to study if
the children whose deaths were linked to Dengvaxia were indeed caused by the
vaccine),” Roque also said.
The spokesperson also calmed the fears of the parents that all
vaccines administered in government hospitals are unsafe.
“Nananawagan po ang Palasyo sa mga nanay at tatay, hindi po
lahat ng vaccines ay masama. In fact, ongoing pa po ang imbestigasyon
saDengvaxia (The Palace appeals to all mothers and fathers, not all vaccines
are unsafe. In fact, the investigation on Dengvaxia is ongoing),” Roque said,
as he reiterate that it would be more unsafe if children will not be vaccinated
to prevent outbreaks such as measles.
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