Dr. Mark Banzon, Balanga City health officer, however explained that Alexzander Jaime, 12, of Barangay Puerto Rivas Itaas, was already in shock when rushed to the intensive care unit of the Bataan General Hospital (BGH) on January 4, 2018.
“Ang final diagnosis ng ikinamatay ng pasyente ay septic shock with underlying cause of acute gastroenteritis. Merong pagtatae with moderate to severe dehydration. Negative to dengue, walang nakitang dengue sa pasyente,” the city health officer said.
Banzon said Dr. Glory Balatazar, BGH director, reported the final diagnosis. He expected the death certificate to be released on Monday.
Annylin Almoguerra, 34, boneless bangus factory helper, said her eldest son was in high spirits when he went to school at the M. delos Reyes Elementary School as a Grade 6 pupil on January 3, 2018.
“Masiglang pumasok sa school ang anak ko noong January 3. Pagdating sa bahay biglang nilagnat kaya dinala ko sa ospital noong January 4. Sabi sa ospital nagkaroon daw ng impeksiyon sa dugo, ng UTI (urinary tract infection),” the mother said.
“Gusto ko lang malaman kung ano naging sakit ng anak ko dahil nabakunahan siya sa dengue,” Almoguerra said.
Almoguerra is live-in-partner of Zander Jaime, 32, Puerto Rivas Itaas barangay tanod.
Dr. Cezar Chua, rural health physician, said that based on their immunization record, Alexzander was given the first dose of Dengvaxia on April 5, 2016; second dose on October 13, 2016 and the third dose on June 28, 2017.
“Kung impeksiyon sa dugo at UTI, madaling gamutin at hindi mamamatay ang anak ko. Sa tingin ko dahil sa ibinakuna sa kanya sa dengue. Hindi ko alam kung nagkaroon ng side eff ect. Sa magulang ng mga nabakunahan, agapan na bago lumala. Mahirap mawalan ng anak,” Almoguerra said.
The mother said her son began complaining of headaches beginning October 2017. Dr. Banzon said they heaved a sigh of relief upon knowing that the victim did not die of dengue although they sympathize with relatives of the child.
“Para kaming nabunutan ng tinik dahil binabantayan namin ang lahat ng nabakunahan ng Dengvaxia. Isang araw pa lang na may lagnat ay agad naming ipinarereport,” the health officer said.
He said that they are in continuous search and destroy operations on breeding grounds of mosquitoes.
To ease the concern of others as result of the death of the child, Banzon said they would undertake massive explanation to all those whose children were vaccinated with Dengvaxia.
