The public should not panic over Japanese encephalitis (JE) amid reports of shortage of the vaccine for the disease in hospitals and clinics in the country.
“There is no need to panic because, in fact, physicians have actually been giving this vaccine at least in private practice because it’s recommended in our immunization schedule already since 2016,” Salvacion Gatchalian, vice chairman of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines, said in a news briefing on Wednesday at Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City.
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