MANILA — The Philippines might start its COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials with two Chinese vaccine developers by the end of 2020 or the start of next year, the Department of Science and Technology said Friday.
Dr. Jaime Montoya, Executive Director of the DOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, told reporters that following Sinovac’s approval by the vaccine expert panel last October 10, “as of November 25, the vaccine expert panel also technically cleared Clover Biopharmaceuticals application.”
Besides Sinovac and Clover, the government is also evaluating clinical trial applications from Russia’s Gamaleya Institute, Belgium-based Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and AstraZeneca, which is about to sign an agreement for the purchase of 2 million vaccine doses with the Philippine government and private companies funding the deal.
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