Another pharmaceutical firm wants to do clinical trials in the Philippines for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine it is developing. The British drug company AstraZeneca is the fifth vaccine developer to signify its intention to try out its drug locally. Vergeire said on Friday the entry of AstraZeneca was welcome since the Philippine government wants to test as many vaccine candidates as possible. AstraZeneca’s vaccine, developed together with the University of Oxford, is waiting for the results of its late-stage phase three clinical trials to be released next month. Once the executive order is released, the FDA will issue the guidelines for vaccine manu-facturers on applying for a Philippine EUA.

Source: Manila Times November 20, 2020 16:28 UTC