The enrollment of participants for the clinical trial that seeks to determine if the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin works against COVID-19 is set to begin next month, Science and Technology Undersecretary Rowena Guevara says.
The enrollment of participants for the clinical trial that seeks to determine if the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin works against COVID-19 is set to begin next month, Science and Technology Undersecretary Rowena Guevara said Saturday."Ang ating patient recruitment ay maguumpisa ngayong Nobyembre," she said in a government briefing.The official said the study - spearheaded by Dr.
Two other trials on the impact of virgin coconut oil on confirmed COVID-19 cases are ongoing, Guevara said. The studies being conducted in the cities of Valenzuela and Muntinlupa stemmed from the clinical trial last year by researchers of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute in Laguna, which found thatThe lagundi trial ended in August, the DOST undersecretary said.
On the other hand, the country is still awaiting the go signal from the World Health Organization before starting the solidarity trial on COVID-19 vaccines, Guevara reported. But she said the trial teams are ready to begin and the study sites have been identified.
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