Dengvaxia
A MEDICAL WORKER displays vials of Sanofi’s dengue vaccine Dengvaxia at a health center in the district of Manila on December 5, 2017, following the suspension of the country’s public dengue immunization programme. — AFP

THE SENATE on Wednesday passed on third and final reading the bill providing the P1.16-billion supplemental budget as medical assistance for Dengvaxia-vaccinated children.
House Bill No. 7449 was approved with 18 affirmative votes, zero negative vote, and no abstention. The proposed measure was authored by lawmakers led by Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez. It was sponsored in the Senate by Finance committee chair Senator Loren B. Legarda.
The bill seeks to allocate the fund for medical assistance to and monitoring for children inoculated with the Dengvaxia vaccine. The P1.16 billion came from the refund of Dengvaxia manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur over unused vaccines as demanded by the Philippine government. — C.A.Aguinaldo

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