Philippines Threatens To Sue Sanofi Over Dengue Vaccine

Financial Times: Philippines threatens Sanofi with legal action over dengue vaccine
“The Philippines plans to sue Sanofi over its dengue fever vaccine in response to the French drugmaker’s warning that the drug could lead to severe infections in some cases, the country’s health secretary said on Thursday. … [Francisco Duque, the health secretary,] also said that the Philippines would seek both a refund of vaccines it had not used and an indemnity fund if cases of vaccinated children manifesting severe symptoms were identified…” (Reed/Agnew, 12/7).

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