Covid-19 vaccine trials in Philippines: What to expect


MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): In about a month’s time, Filipinos may start taking part in the biggest global effort to find a vaccine to end “one of the most devastating epidemics” humanity has had to face.

The clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine in the Philippines are going to be different from those it had hosted in the past, given the high stakes after the new coronavirus had already killed more than 1.3 million people in 191 countries nearly a year since the outbreak in China.

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