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The World Health Organization (WHO) solidarity vaccine trials could possibly include barangays in Visayas and Mindanao with high cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Friday night, June 11.
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) reported Saturday, June 5, that 64 patients have been enrolled in the clinical trial aimed at looking into the effectiveness of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as an adjunct therapy for hospitalized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients.
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The eight month-long clinical trials on the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will likely be conducted by “fourth week of June”, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Saturday, May 29.
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DOST-PCHRD Executive Director Dr. Jaime C. Montoya noted that the Philippines had participated in the WHO Solidarity Treatment Trial of four repurposed antiviral drugs Remdesivir, Hydroxychloroquine, Lopinavir, and Interferon beta-1a.
“Natapos na po ang ating participation sa WHO Solidarity Treatment Trial at tiningnan po ang apat na repurposed drugs kung sila ay makakatulong sa mga pasyenteng may COVID 19 kaya lang po base sa datos at analysis ng WHO dun sa mga datos na nakuha from the Philippines at sa ibang bansa ay mukhang wala po sa apat na repurposed drugs na ito ang makakatulong (Our participation in the WHO Solidarity Treatment Trial has ended and we have looked at four repurposed drugs if they can help patients with COVID 19, but based on WHO data and analysis of data obtained from the Philippines and other countries it seems that none of these four repurposed drugs can help),” he said during the Laging Handa briefing.