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(Eagle News) – The Manila City government has launched a pre-registration process for those who want to avail of free COVID-19 vaccines. In a statement, Manila City mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said that the vaccines to be used in Manila are registered and certified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) He urged the public to pre-register for the vaccine if they want to be inoculated. The city government listed four steps for […]
FDA says it has not yet authorized entry and use of any COVID vaccine in the PHL (Eagle News) — Malacanang warned the public against availing of alleged COVID-19 vaccines in the black market, saying these are not yet registered and their safety and efficacy are in question, and could even be a danger to one’s health. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also said that the source of these alleged vaccines is also questionable, […]
Also approves proposal on advance payments for vaccines to secure supplies for PHL (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to issue an executive order that would allow the “emergency use authorization” of COVID-19 vaccines in the country if these have been proven to be safe and effective in clinical trials, even in other countries. With an emergency use authorization, vaccines could be used within 21 days, after securing the approval of the Food […]
(Eagle News) – The vaccine expert panel of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has recommended China’s Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19 to have its clinical trials here in the country, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA Director General Rolando Enrique Domingo said that of the five COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers or developers from various countries, it was Sinovac so far which has passed the evaluation by the panel and recommended to […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are racing to develop a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine, both to meet urgent medical need and for the potential payday. Here’s an update on the quest for a magic bullet against the coronavirus that has already killed more than a million people worldwide. How many in the pipeline? The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified 42 “candidate vaccines” at the stage […]
(Eagle News) – Only the Chinese biotech firm Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine has so far passed the Philippine vaccine expert panel’s pre-screening for possible clinical trials in the country, according to the Food and Drug Administration. FDA Director General Eric Domingo said that only the vaccine from Sinovac has passed the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) vaccine expert panel, while two other COVID-19 vaccines – one by Johnson and Johnson’s Janssen pharmaceuticals, and Sputnik […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The head of the US Food and Drug Administration raised the possibility in an interview published Sunday that a future vaccine against the coronavirus might be given emergency approval before the end of trials designed to ensure its safety and effectiveness. A request for such extraordinary approval would have to come from the vaccine developer, Stephen Hahn told the Financial Times. “If they do that before the end of […]
(Eagle News) – The Food and Drug Administration has already approved the clinical trials for the local herb Lagundi as a possible treatment for COVID-19. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said this as it also announced that it is expecting the approval of the clinical trial of another local herb, Tawa-Tawa, to treat COVID-19 patients. Lagundi is known to treat cough and relieve asthma, while Tawa-Tawa has been previously approved in the […]
By Issam AHMED Agence France Presse The United States has issued an emergency authorization to use blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients as a treatment against the disease. Is it safe and effective? Has US President Donald Trump’s administration put political considerations ahead of the science? Here’s what you need to know. – What is convalescent plasma? – When a person has COVID-19, their body produces antibodies that fight the coronavirus. These proteins float in […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Dr Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, apologized Monday after misrepresenting a key statistic on how effective blood plasma is for treating COVID-19 when announcing an emergency approval measure. The US on Sunday issued emergency approval for plasma taken from recovered coronavirus patients, so that more people can get access to the experimental treatment. But Hahn and other senior health officials came under fire […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs on Saturday, June 20, destroyed 11.2 tons of medicines, food and other chemicals that have no Food and Drug Administration approval. The Customs bureau said its Ninoy Aquino International Airport personnel destroyed the items that were “unsafe imported goods not fit for human consumption,” the fifth condemnation for 2020. “The condemnation aims to protect the public and decongest the warehouses with overstaying shipments,” the bureau said. “Bureau of Customs NAIA […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Science and Technology to operate 24 hours a day. In a public speech on Monday night, the President said this was because the country was “fighting a war,” making reference to the COVID-19 pandemic which has so far infected 7777 people in the country. “We are operating in a crisis kaya sabi ko, for the FDA and ‘yung kay secretary […]
