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Sinopharm calls off COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials in PH, Sinovac awaits ethics review

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 16 05:23 PM

MANILA — A Chinese vaccine developer backed out of initial plans to hold clinical trials in the Philippines, according to the Department of Science and Technology on Friday. 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 »

PH to consider opening manufacturing plant for Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine - DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 03:41 PM

The health department on Friday said it was open to Russia’s plan of setting up a COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing and distributing hub in the Philippines, as the development could give country a medical advantage.    Read more »

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for COVID on 2nd round of evaluation by PH experts — DOST

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 07:42 PM

MANILA - Negotiations with Russia for its possible COVID-19 vaccine has reached a second round of evaluation by local experts, the Philippines' Department of Science said Thursday. Read more »

Russian scientist behind COVID-19 vaccine defends 'wartime' roll-out

Polina Nikolskaya and Polina Ivanova, Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 02:58 PM

Russia plans to share preliminary results of its COVID-19 vaccine trial based on the first six weeks of monitoring participants, raising the tempo in an already frenzied global race to end the pandemic.  Read more »

Philippines waiting for more info on Russia vaccine before trial can start

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 11:28 AM

The Department of Health said Tuesday it was waiting for Russia to give more information on its coronavirus vaccine candidate, before its clinical trials in the Philippines could start.    Read more »

DOH verifying breast milk benefit vs coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 11:11 AM

The health department said on Tuesday it would review a new study by Chinese scientists that mother’s milk could prevent or treat COVID-19.    Read more »

FDA aims to reduce vaccine trial approval process to maximum of 43 days — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 08:35 PM

MANILA — As the Philippines continues to negotiate for COVID-19 vaccine allotment with other countries, the Food and Drug Administration has promised to expedite the approval process for vaccine trials. Read more »

No pressure to purchase Russia, China vaccines despite Duterte comment, says DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 06:59 PM

While President Rodrigo Duterte complained about countries requiring “cash advance” for the pre-order of COVID-19 vaccines, his preference for those developed by Russian and China will not affect the Philippines’ evaluation process, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte prefers COVID-19 vaccines from China, Russia

Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 12:19 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday his administration will prioritize coronavirus vaccines made by China and Russia, if they are proven safe and effective, even as he accused Western pharmaceutical companies of "profiting" amid the pandemic. Read more »

Concerns rise over Russia vaccine study 'inconsistencies'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 02:12 AM

PARIS - The Lancet medical journal said Thursday it had asked authors of a study on a potential Russian COVID-19 vaccine for clarifications after their research came under scrutiny. Read more »

Russian official raises doubt on safety of UK, US coronavirus vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 09:39 AM

A Russian official on Monday raised doubt on the safety of potential coronavirus vaccines developed by the US and the UK, as Manila and Moscow continued talks for a clinical trial.  Read more »

Russia vaccine 'passes early trial test'

Kelly Macnamara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 05 04:32 AM

Russia announced last month that its vaccine, named "Sputnik V" after the Soviet-era satellite that was the first launched into space in 1957, had already received approval.  Read more »

Cavite COVID-19 vaccine trials to undergo FDA, ethics review first — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 02:01 PM

The Department of Health on Wednesday said the planned vaccine trials in Cavite will have to undergo a review by the Food and Drug Administration and an ethics board before being allowed to start. Read more »

Clinical trial does not guarantee Philippines will be first to get coronavirus vaccine: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 02:06 PM

Filipinos' participation in clinical trials does not guarantee that they will be the first to get the potential vaccines against the novel coronavirus, an official said Monday.  Read more »

Russian researchers say proposed COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 10:36 PM

According to Logunov, tests on both animals and humans showed that their proposed COVID-19 vaccine does not cause any side effects. Read more »

COVID-19 vaccine trial participants shouldn’t be lured with money - PH experts

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 01:03 PM

MANILA — Clinical trial participants for COVID-19 vaccines will be compensated for the time they spend on the project, but they won’t be paid excessively, a local vaccine trial expert said on Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte: COVID-19 vaccine from China, Russia 'not for free'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 12:39 AM

"Bibilhin natin 'yan, kaya lang kung mahal, if it is quite expensive, then I will ask my friend, President Putin and President Xi Jinping to give us a credit. Parang utang, credit line, but we will pay, not in one payment but by installments," he said. Read more »

Vietnam says looking to buy Russia virus vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 11:11 PM

Vietnam could receive up to 150 million doses with a fraction of them donated by Russia. Read more »

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 »