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QC residents may qualify for clinical trials of Russian vaccine Sputnik V vs. COVID-19 —Nograles


Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Friday said some residents of Quezon City might qualify for the clinical trials of the Russian-made vaccine Sputnik V against COVID-19.

In an interview on ANC, Nograles said he knows that the participation of 1,000 individuals in the country is needed for the clinical trials but it would be purely voluntary.

"They have to be in a community na may local transmission and with that, I think some of the residents of QC might qualify for that but again it's on a voluntary basis," said the Cabinet Secretary, who was assigned to oversee pandemic response in Quezon City.

"If they're looking for areas na may local transmission, then QC and some other Metro Manila cities will be candidates. They'll do random na pagpili," he added.

Nograles said he recommends the implementation of special concern lockdowns in 25 barangays in Quezon City where incidence of COVID-19 is high.

Earlier this week, President Vladimir Putin said Russia was the first country in the world to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, after less than two months of human trial.

The third and final phase of clinical trials for Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine will need the participation of around 1,000 Filipinos, according to Philippine Council for Health Research and Development executive director Dr. Jaime Montoya.

The said trial may take place three to six months after the vaccine is approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

“Based on our discussion, mga a thousand people po ‘yan na involved, randomly selected sa mga communities na may high transmission para matingnan kung talagang epektibo siya,” Montoya said.

“‘Pag natapos po ‘yun, ‘yung resulta ng Pilipinas at ibang mga bansa na kasama doon sa Phase 3 clinical trial ay pagsasama-samahin, pag-aaralan,” he added.

President Rodrigo Duterte could be injected with Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine as early as May 2021, Malacañang said.—AOL, GMA News

 

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