In a media briefing by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday, Director General Eric Domingo confirmed that the US-based company Janssen Pharmaceuticals, which is owned by Johnson and Johnson, passed their final regulatory review. With this, Janssen Pharmaceuticals will be the first COVID-19 vaccine maker to hold a clinical trial in the Philippines.
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Some Filipino netizens have raised concerns regarding the efficacy and safety of the earlier rolled-out vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna. Although clinical trials are done across various age groups, gender, and race, a clinical trial done in the Philippines where thousands of Filipinos could participate would surely put Pinoys’ minds at ease.
FDA Director General Domingo said Janssen Pharmaceuticals COVID-19 vaccine will start clinical trial in the Philippines potentially after the New Year.
Aside from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, two vaccine manufacturers, Sinovac Biotech and Clover Biopharmaceutical, both from China, are also under review to conduct clinical trials for their COVID-19 vaccines here in the Philippines.
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