“Ako daw po ang dahilan ng takot ng mga tao, ako daw ang sumira ng healthcare. Excuse me, hindi po ako ang nagmanufacture ng Dengvaxia,” she added.
Acosta added that she and her children have undergone complete vaccination programs.
“Wala po kaming problema sa ibang bakuna. Ang naging problema po itong mass vaccination (ng Dengvaxia), na indiscriminate, walang screening, blood test, lab tests, o urinalysis man lang,” Acosta said.
In a previous report, the Department of Health (DOH) said the measles outbreak in Zamboanga, Davao, and Taguig can be attributed to the public health scare from the scrapped national dengue vaccination program.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque said vaccination coverage rates dropped to 60 percent in March from the average 85 to 90 percent.