Tarlac student suffers from severe dengue after receiving Dengvaxia shot
ADVERTISEMENT A student in Tarlac is suffering from severe dengue after she was immunized with the world's first dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia. According to a report on Unang Balita on Thursday, while the student's condition was improving, she is still confined in a hospital in Pampanga. The student had completed the three doses of Dengvaxia and had not been had dengue before. Meanwhile, another student was hospitalized due to dengue in Talisay City. She also received Dengvaxia shots and had no previous history of dengue. A Grade 5 student in Mariveles, Bataan was reported to have died of dengue in October last year . The Dengvaxia manufacturer, Sanofi Pasteur, earlier said in a statement that there were no reported deaths related to the vaccine. The French pharmaceutical company has advised against prescribing Dengvaxia to patients who have not had dengue in the past since it may cause severe diseases in the long run. After six years of studying clinical data, Sanofi said it has...