# Philippines suspends Dengvaxia dengue-vaccination program after Sanofi safety warning (2017)

Date: 2017

After the Philippine Department of Health introduced Dengvaxia in a school-based programme, Sanofi advised in November 2017 that vaccination could increase the risk of severe dengue in people without prior infection. The department suspended the programme. This record covers the documented programme and safety response without assigning individual legal culpability.

## Drivers

- Vaccine hesitancy and erosion of public trust in immunization: https://factrail.ai/drivers/ph-vaccine-hesitancy

## Sources

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## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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