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Residents of QC, other metro cities may qualify for Russian vaccine trial: Nograles

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 11:18 AM

Some residents of Quezon City and other metro cities might qualify to join human testing of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Russia, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Friday. Read more »

1,000 Filipinos may join clinical trials for Russia's proposed COVID-19 vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 10:11 PM

The Philippines and Russia are planning to conduct simultaneous phase 3 trials for Moscow's proposed COVID-19 vaccine.  Read more »

Palace assures independent scientific review of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 04:41 PM

Duterte, in a public address earlier this week, said he believes that the Russian-developed drug is "really good for humanity." Read more »

Philippines to be ‘very careful’ in potential Russian vaccine trial: FDA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 10:54 AM

The Philippines has to be "very careful" in its possible participation in the final stage of clinical trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine from Russia, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 12, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 12:59 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Trump vs Putin: A vaccine manhood contest

Peter Baker, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 12 10:53 PM

American scientists hope this is one time that President Donald Trump really does believe it is all just a Russian hoax. Read more »

Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute develops COVID-19 vaccine

Russian Direct Investment Fund, Handout/AFP
Updated as of Aug 12 03:04 PM

This handout picture taken on August 6, 2020 and provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund shows the vaccine against the coronavirus disease, developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. Read more »

'Beyond stupid': Experts worry about Russia's rushed vaccine

Carl Zimmer, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 12 06:39 AM

Daniel Salmon and other experts said that Russia is taking a dangerous step by jumping ahead of so-called Phase 3 trials, which can determine that the vaccine works better than a placebo and doesn’t cause harm to some people who get it. Read more »

Russia vaccine claim faces skepticism as nations renew virus battle

Andrea Palasciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 12 05:25 AM

Russia's health ministry said clinical trials were not yet complete and final stage testing involving more than 2,000 people was to start only on Wednesday. Read more »

Mexico signs deals for coronavirus vaccine trials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 12 05:18 AM

Mexico said Tuesday it had signed deals with three pharmaceutical companies from the United States and China to carry out clinical trials of potential coronavirus vaccines in the hard-hit country. Read more »

'Vaccine made during pandemic may only have 50% to 60% effectiveness'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 12:41 AM

The Russian government approved the possible coronavirus vaccine before clinical trials were completed and without disclosing its side effects. Read more »

PH's vaccine panel to meet with Russian officials, other vaccine developers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 09:58 PM

Russia claims to have developed the world's first vaccine against the deadly coronavirus despite only starting safety trials back in June.  Read more »

Russia has developed 'first' coronavirus vaccine: Putin

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 11 05:40 PM

MOSCOW (UPDATE) -- Russia has developed the first vaccine offering "sustainable immunity" against the coronavirus, President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday. Read more »

Indonesia starts human trials of China-made virus vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 11 05:11 PM

JAKARTA -- Indonesia on Tuesday launched human trials of a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine with some 1,600 volunteers slated to take part in the six-month study. Read more »

COVID-19 vaccine 'hopefully' available in PH by next year: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 10:18 AM

A COVID-19 vaccine may be available in the Philippines by the first or second quarter of next year if phase 3 clinical trials will begin next month, an infectious disease expert said Tuesday after President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope that the country will be free from the virus by December. Read more »

'In public, magpa-injection ako': Duterte thanks Russia for coronavirus vaccine offer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 11 02:41 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he will volunteer for the clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine from Russia. Read more »

Indian serum institute to make 100 million virus vaccine doses

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 03:53 AM

Up to 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses could be made available for poorer countries by 2021 under a deal struck Friday for production at the Serum Institute of India.   Read more »

Russia ready to supply Philippines with ‘effective,’ ‘safe’ coronavirus vaccine

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 12:11 AM

Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev said proposals to conduct clinical trials and the possible local production of the vaccine were submitted to local authorities. Read more »

Unprecedented ways to speed up COVID-19 vaccine development

Teodoro Padilla — Medicine Matters
Posted at Aug 07 10:29 PM

Due to unprecedented collaborations, more than 165 vaccines against the coronavirus are in development as of today. Of this number, 28 vaccines are in human trials. Read more »

WHO says 'vaccine nationalism' cannot beat virus

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 05:29 AM

The World Health Organization Thursday warned against "vaccine nationalism," saying vaccine-hogging richer countries would not be safe coronavirus havens if poor nations remained exposed. Read more »