Department of Health-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) on Sunday started the physical examination of Dengvaxia vaccinees who have been profiled for assessment of their overall health as part of the service delivery program of the regional office.
“This is a wellness check to enable us to know if there are changes or any health concerns have occurred in their body such as ongoing pain or symptoms that they are experiencing since they were vaccinated,” said Regional Director Eduardo Janairo.
“We need to have an accurate medical information about the effects of the vaccine, if there are any, that can be used to generate definite health decisions based on these physical exams,” he added.
Janairo said the physical examination aimed to identify any issues that might become medical concerns in the future, ensure that every vaccinee was maintaining a healthy diet and exercise routine and also to check for possible diseases that might occur so they could be treated immediately.
Records from the Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit showed there were 17,565 Adverse Event Following Dengvaxia Immunization cases reported from July 28 to Aug. 10, 2018 with 56 deaths recorded.
Majority of cases, 9,116 were female. Age ranged from 2 years old to 46 years old.
Laguna province had the highest number of reported AEFDI cases with 5,282 (30 percent) cases followed by Batangas with 4,639 (26 percent), Cavite—3,637 (20 percent), Quezon—2,453 (14 percent) and Rizal1,554 (9 percent). Macon Ramos-Araneta
There are 1,475 AEFDI cases admitted and 338 (23 percent) were diagnosed with dengue fever.
For dengue fever cases, there are a total of 9,935 cases reported from Jan. 1-Aug. 4, 2018 with 62 deaths.
This is 9 percent higher compared to the same period last year with 9,108 cases.
Cavite has the highest dengue cases recorded with 2,782, followed by Rizal with 2,254 and Laguna with 2,155. Batangas and Quezon has 1,786 and 958, respectively.
“The continuing monitoring activity is our commitment to provide support for Dengvaxia vaccinees in the region.” Janairo said.