How will the Philippines run COVID19 vaccine trials?
MANILA-- Barangays with the highest number of coronavirus infections will serve as the primary recruitment hub for the Philippines' clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines as the government prepares to test vaccine candidates on Filipinos.
Phase 3 human clinical trials are large-scale testing to check the efficacy and safety of vaccines on thousands of people. It is often the last step before a vaccine gets regulatory approval from the country.Authorities will "recruit" volunteers for vaccine clinical trials from the top five villages reporting the highest number of COVID-19 cases based on attack rates per 1,000-population per barangay, Science Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña said on Monday.
Temporary residents are discouraged from volunteering for the clinical trials unless they could show proof that they will be staying in the area of the trial site for the next two years since participants need to be monitored after inoculation.In the event that participants in a certain barangay are not enough, Dela Peña said the government could recruit in adjacent villages that also report high COVID-19 infections.
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