Dengvaxia fiasco fodder for anti-vaccine movement

The controversy generated by the now discredited dengue vaccine program of the previous administration, followed by the recent recall of the vaccine itself, threatens to have consequences far beyond Philippine shores.

This monumental mistake by the Aquino-era Health Secretary Janette Garin is likely to further embolden the global anti-vaccine movement, the growth of which – in size and influence – has worried public health advocates.