To acquire COVID-19 vaccine, best for Philippines to participate in clinical trials

MANILA — If the Philippines wants to be among the first to access vaccines for COVID-19, it would help if it participates in clinical trials, the Department of Science and Technology said on Wednesda

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Montoya reiterated that the country will be joining the World Health Organization’s Solidarity Trial for vaccines. She said there are currently five collaborations for vaccine trials approved by the Philippines’ Inter-Agency Task Force for COVID-19, namely:Gloriani said they are also preparing for the possibility of holding clinical Phase III trials in the coming months. Hospitals identified for the initial vaccine trials are the Philippine General Hospital, the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Manila Doctors Hospital, San Lazaro Hospital and Vicente Sotto Medical Center.

They will need the final approval of the Food and Drug Administration before being distributed to the public.

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