French Drug Firm Insists Anti-Dengue Vaccine Is Safe, Effective
French pharmaceutical company, Sanofi Pasteur
French pharmaceutical company, Sanofi Pasteur, on Monday insisted its anti-dengue vaccine is effective and safe in spite of preliminary data showing that at least three deaths in the Philippines might be connected to the drug.
Sanofi also rejected a demand by the Department of Health for a full refund of 3.5 billion pesos (70 million dollars) spent to purchase Dengvaxia, the anti-dengue vaccine, for a nationwide immunisation programme.
Thomas Triomphe, Asia Pacific head of Sanofi, told a congressional hearing that the company could not make a full refund because it would create confusion and give a wrong impression of the efficacy of the product.
“We do not provide a refund for used doses because that will imply that the vaccine is not effective.
“The vaccine is safe and effect
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