The World Health Organization (WHO) has yet to issue the final Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and specific protocols for the conduct of its Solidarity Vaccine Trials (SVT) in the country.
Department of Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato dela Peña
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“Kung meron pong hindi magandang epekto ‘yung trial vaccines dun sa pasyente, yan po ay sagot ng vaccine company (If the trial vaccines have adverse effects on the patient, the vaccine company will be held responsible),” he said during a televised briefing.
The DOST Chief said the local government units (LGUs) will not spend a single centavo for the conduct of clinical trials by the vaccine developers that were given green light to conduct their Phase 3 clinical trial in the Philippines.
This week, the Belgium-based Janssen Pharmaceuticals will start its coronavirus vaccine clinical trials.
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Department of Science and Technology Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara, who heads the task group, noted the level of interest among the LGUs and healthcare workers on the clinical trials.
“We are getting their support,” she told the Manila Bulletin in a phone interview when asked about the results of the town hall meetings conducted by the TG-VES, in cooperation with the Task Group Demand Generation and Communication.
“It is not acceptance of vaccines, but rather understanding the information so that they can explain dun sa babakunahan nila at dun sa magpa-participate sa ating clinical trials. Natutuwa kami, when we started last January 29 there were more than 500 participants,and Monday, more than 900 participants at makita mo ang level ng interest, kasi when we started Monday, hindi pa kami nagu-umpisa 300 questions na ((It is not acceptance of vaccines, but rather understanding the information so that they can explain to the recipients of v
Published January 28, 2021, 5:58 PM
Aimed at addressing vaccine hesitancy, three town hall meetings on the conduct of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trials (SVT) have been scheduled starting tomorrow, January 29, Department of Science and Technology (DoST) Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said Thursday.
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The DoST top official said that the Task Group on Vaccine Evaluation and Selection (TG-VES), in cooperation with the Task Group Demand Generation and Communication, have organized the town hall meetings “specific on clinical trials.”
The DoST chairs the TG-VES.
He said tomorrow’s town hall meetings at 4 p.m. will benefit leaders of local government units (LGUs) in trial sites. These include local chief executives and barangay captains.
A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) has been signed between the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) which outlines their partnership for the conduct of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trials (SVT) in the country.