Patients vaccinated with Dengvaxia crowd QC hospital

A total of 72 dengue patients were admitted at the children's ward of the Quirino Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City from December 11, 2017 to January 18, 2018.

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Of the number, 50 have since been discharged and only 22 are left under QMMC's care, said Ofelia De Leon, MD, OIC of the medical center's training and research department.

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De Leon said that all the 72 patients from different barangays in Quezon City had been given Dengvaxia shots, the controversial anti-dengue vaccine believed to trigger more severe dengue virus infection among recipients who have not been infected in the past.