The Department of Science and Technology announced on September 20 that 13 hospitals in the Philippines would join the World Health Organization-led solidarity trials for a COVID-19 vaccine as quarantines passed the six-month mark.
Nine of the 13 hospitals are in Metro Manila and encompass eight trial zones, according to Department of Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña.
Check out the Philippine hospitals are participating in the solidarity trials:
Metro Manila
- Philippine General Hospital
- Manila Doctors Hospital
- San Lazaro Hospital
- Lung Center of the Philippines
- St. Luke's Medical Center - Quezon City
- Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
- Makati Medical Center
- The Medical City
- St. Luke's Medical Center - BGC
Cebu
- Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center
- Chong Hua Hospital
Cavite
- De La Salle Health Sciences Institute
Davao
- Southern Philippines Medical Center
The trials will commence in October and will likely be completed by the second quarter of 2021.
The Philippines tapped five COVID-19 vaccine developers for the clinical trial data sharing, he said.
President Rodrigo Duterte earlier told the public to adhere to health and safety protocols while waiting for a vaccine.
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