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ALAMIN: Mga aasahan kung sasali sa COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 08:32 PM

Ipinakita nitong Biyernes ng Department of Science and Technology ang mga lungsod na target pagdausan ng clinical trial.  Read more »

Chinese COVID-19 vaccine makers to seek emergency use approval in PH this week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 09:57 PM

Chinese drugmakers Sinovac and Sinopharm are expected to apply within the week for emergency use authorization in the Philippines of their respective COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

PH FDA approves clinical trial application of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 10:03 PM

Philippine drug regulators approved the plans of COVID-19 vaccine developer Johnson and Johnson to hold clinical trials in the country. Read more »

WHO expects decisions on Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines in weeks

Reuters
Posted at Dec 12 11:47 AM

The World Health Organization expects to make decisions on whether to give emergency use approval to COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca in the coming weeks, its chief scientist said on Friday. Read more »

DOH to meet with WHO Saturday to discuss implementation of vaccine trials

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 05:28 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health and representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) will be meeting on Saturday to discuss the roll-out of the latter’s multi-country vaccine trials.  Read more »

J&J says cutting enrollment for COVID-19 vaccine trial by 20,000 as US cases rise

Carl O'Donnell and Rebecca Spalding, Reuters
Posted at Dec 10 07:59 AM

Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday it has cut enrollment for its pivotal COVID-19 vaccine trial to 40,000 volunteers from its original plan for 60,000, as higher rates of COVID-19 infections amid a worsening pandemic should generate the data it needs with fewer study subjects. Read more »

After three drugs fail clinical trials, WHO's search for COVID-19 cure continues: DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 07 07:17 PM

The World Health Organization is still looking for other off-label drugs to treat COVID-19 patients after three medications in its clinical trials were ineffective, the Department of Health said Monday. Read more »

COVID-19 vaccine FAQ: 6 things to look for in clinical trial results

Reuters
Posted at Dec 02 06:34 AM

Hesitation about taking a COVID-19 vaccine decreases as people learn more about vaccine safety testing, so these conversations are important to make informed choices about public health. Here are some questions to keep in mind about these vaccine study announcements. Read more »

Trial results of virgin coconut oil as COVID-19 treatment to be released next month — DOST

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 09:20 PM

MANILA — The Department of Science and Technology on Friday said it will release the results of the community arm of its virgin coconut oil (VCO) study in Laguna.    Read more »

When and which COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be available in Asia Pacific

Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 06:10 PM

If regulators approve any of the vaccines in coming weeks, the companies have said distribution could begin almost immediately with governments around the world. Read more »

300 participants needed in melatonin clinical trials for COVID-19: DOST

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 08:47 AM

More than 300 participants are needed for government's clinical trial on the use of melatonin as a supplementary treatment for COVID-19, the Department of Science and Technology said Wednesday. Read more »

To fight misinformation, DOH to mount info drive on COVID-19 vaccine

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 10:09 PM

In an interview on Teleradyo, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said health officials have been finalizing the information drive to prepare communities.    Read more »

Iba't ibang kompanya, interesado na gumawa ng COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 09:10 PM

Ayon sa FDA, natanggap na nila ang aplikasyon ng pharmaceutical company na AztraZeneca.  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 »

Pfizer, ibinida na mahigit 90% effective ang kanilang COVID-19 vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 08:43 PM

Ayon sa Pfizer mahigit 90% na effective ang bakuna nila kontra sa COVID-19. Read more »

DOST: VCO clinical trials complete; trials for other therapeutics underway

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 03:15 AM

Besides virgin coconut oil, trials for lagundi have begun while those for tawa-tawa were also slated to commence.    Read more »

DOH: Rollout of approved COVID-19 vaccines would be challenging

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 08:02 PM

Logistics will also pose a challenge, especially since some of the COVID-19 vaccines would require ultra-low freezers, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said.    Read more »

COVID-19 vaccine roadmap nakahanda na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 08:03 PM

Target simulan ang clinical trials ng mga COVID-19 vaccine sa bansa ngayong Nobyembre hanggang Disyembre.  Read more »

Japan's Shionogi readies COVID-19 vaccine for December trial

Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 11:14 AM

Shionogi & Co is planning clinical trials by year-end for what may be one of Japan's first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccines to reach the market, as the globe races to secure enough doses to battle the pandemic.   Read more »

PH to increase WHO clinical trial participants to 4,000

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 11:20 PM

The Philippines will heed the World Health Organization's call to increase the number of participants for the agency's COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials.   Read more »