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Wanted: Volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trials in Metro Manila

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 05:50 PM

The World Health Organization needs more volunteers to test the vaccine against coronavirus disease, a government official said Friday, amid polls that only a quarter of Metro Manila residents were willing to be inoculated. Read more »

FDA approves clinical trial application for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 04:34 PM

MANILA — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced that it has approved the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial application of Janssen, which is owned by Johnson & Johnson. Read more »

Galvez: Walang nagpabaya sa vaccine negotiations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 06:39 PM

Iginiit ni vaccine czar Carlito Galvez na walang nagpabaya sa pakikipag-negosasyon ng gobyerno sa iba-ibang pharmaceutical companies para matiyak na makakakuha ang Pilipinas ng COVID-19 vaccine. Read more »

Japan review of Avigan's effectiveness against COVID-19 inconclusive

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 17 05:13 PM

Japanese health authorities have found it difficult to reach a conclusion on the effectiveness of anti-viral drug Avigan in treating COVID-19 patients based on the results of clinical testing by its developer, government sources said Wednesday. Read more »

Philippines expands Avigan trial to include more COVID-19 patients

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 09:33 PM

The Department of Health on Monday said it had to tweak the protocol of the Avigan clinical trial against COVID-19 in the country to get more participants.   Read more »

Cancer drug no longer considered for WHO trial against COVID-19 in PH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 04:51 PM

The Department of Health on Monday revealed that while the World Health Organization (WHO) already sent the Philippines a shipment of a cancer drug to treat COVID-19 patients, the international body had decided to no longer use it.   Read more »

PH can meet expected surge in demand for VCO after promising test results vs COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 05:51 PM

The Philippines has more than enough supply of virgin coconut oil (VCO) for the expected 20 percent demand surge by next year, an industry group said.   Read more »

Virgin coconut oil helps decrease symptoms for suspect, probable COVID-19 cases — DOST

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 09:35 PM

MANILA — The Department of Science and Technology on Thursday revealed that virgin coconut oil can be used as a food supplement to reduce the symptoms of probable and suspect COVID-19 cases. Read more »

Moderna plans to begin testing its coronavirus vaccine in children

Denise Grady, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 03 07:49 AM

Drugmaker Moderna said Wednesday that it would soon begin testing its coronavirus vaccine in children ages 12 to 17. The study, listed Wednesday on the website clinicaltrials.gov, is to include 3,000 children, with half receiving two shots of vaccine four weeks apart, and half getting placebo shots of salt water. Read more »

ALAMIN: Detalye ng vaccine deal ng gobyerno, private sector sa AstraZeneca

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 07:52 PM

Marami pang tanong ukol sa bakuna ng AstraZeneca, lalo't di pa nasasapubliko ang lahat ng detalye ng kanilang clinical trials. Read more »

Avigan trial for COVID-19 patients begins in Philippines

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 02:42 PM

The anti-influenza drug Avigan from Japan is already being tested in the Philippines for its effectivity against COVID-19, a health official said Wednesday. Read more »

Reports of underpaid health workers won't be taken lightly: Vergeire

Angela Coloma ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 02:46 PM

Reports of underpaid health workers "will not be taken lightly," an official of the Department of Health said as they started investigating such instances. Read more »

What are clinical trials and how do they work?

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 19 11:23 AM

To find out whether experimental COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, researchers design clinical trials involving thousands of volunteers, divided into groups that receive either the drug under investigation or a placebo.  Read more »

J&J starts two-dose trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Nov 16 02:41 PM

Johnson & Johnson launched a new large-scale late-stage trial on Monday to test a two-dose regimen of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine and evaluate potential incremental benefits for the duration of protection with a second dose. Read more »

Second COVID-19 trial paused within 24 hours over safety concerns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 08:43 AM

Two late-stage COVID-19 medical trials have been paused in the space of 24 hours over potential safety concerns, the latest setbacks to scientists in the long fight against the pandemic. Read more »

Clinical trial ng lagundi para sa COVID-19 symptoms umarangkada na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 06:54 PM

Patuloy namang nakikipag-usap ang Pilipinas sa mga nagde-develop ng bakuna. Read more »

DOH: Russia looking for local research group to jointly conduct COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial in PH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 04:38 PM

To organize a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial in the Philippines, Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute must now find a local research group, the Department of Health said Friday. Read more »

LOOK: Trade chief discusses with Russian envoy 'possibility' of vaccine production, distribution

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 01:43 PM

The Department of Trade and Industry said Thursday the Philippines and Russia discussed the "possibility" of manufacturing and distributing Russia's COVID-19 vaccine in the country.  Read more »

PH ready to start COVID-19 vaccine trials soon as WHO gives green light — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 03:25 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Wednesday assured the public that the country can immediately start COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials as soon as the World Health Organization initiates the so-called Solidarity Trial.   Read more »

DOH defends P89-million state funding for COVID-19 vaccine trials

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 03:25 PM

MANILA - The Department of Health said Friday the P89-million government funding for the conduct of clinical trials for possible COVID-19 vaccines would be used to shoulder operational costs.   Read more »