The Vice president
of the country is echoing the statement made before by former president Benigno
Aquino III that the issue as regards dengue vaccine- Dengvaxia has been highly politicized by the current
administration.
Leni Robredo made the state amidst the fear of many
Filipino parents against vaccines that could help prevent other illnesses.
“This
is saddening. The issue of Dengvaxia was politicized so many parents are now
afraid to have their children vaccinated,” Robredo, quoted in her weekly radio
show.
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| Vice President Leni Robredo (photo credit to MB) |
The Vice President also thru her radio
show slams the public officials who are seemingly campaigned agains the
effectiveness of vaccines.
“So now, illnesses that are otherwise preventable
by vaccines are now returning,” she said.
It might be recalled that it was under the
administration of Noynoy Aquino that Dengvaxia was used as a solution to the
widespread dengue diseases all over the country, a mass vaccination was done in
public schools.
But the Department of Health (DOH) stopped the use
of the so called miracle vaccine for dengue after its manufacturer France based
pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur
Last month the the DOH declared a national dengue
epidemic.
It was recently reported that polio which has not
been seen in the country for nearly 20 years has now resurfaced.
DOH also reported an increase of cases of Diphtheria
cases in the country.
VP Robredo said considering all the reports coming
in, vaccination campaigns of the DOH must be more aggressive.
“We are pleading parents, health workers, and local
government unit officials to campaign for vaccination of kids because many
diseases are preventable,” she said.
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