The nephew of Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta died after the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.
PAO Forensic Laboratory senior medical expert Dr. Alexis Sulit identified Acosta’s late nephew as Sam Gabriel Mendoza, 14.
“Died po Dec. 26, 2020 at Maheseco Hospital, Bataan,” said Sulit.
The medical expert noted that Mendoza is the 161st Dengvaxia vaccinee who has been autopsied by the PAO forensic team.
At the request of the vaccinee’s family, Sulit said the PAO forensic team conducted an autopsy of Mendoza yesterday.
The doctor said the results showed similar findings with the other dead Dengvaxia recipients the PAO forensic team autopsied. “Immediate cause of death is cerebral hemorrhage and edema saka pulmonary hemorrhage and edema,” he said. (Jeffrey Damicog)
