Published February 22, 2021, 3:46 PM
The World Health Organization (WHO) is carefully studying and reconciling its data on the vaccines that will be used for its Solidarity Vaccine Trials (SVT) in the country, the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) said on Monday, Feb. 22.
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DOST-PCHRD Executive Director Dr. Jaime C. Montoya said the WHO has yet to issue the final Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and specific protocols for the conduct of its SVT in the country.
He even noted that the WHO has no final decision yet on the vaccines that will be used for the SVT.