DOST, stakeholders seek FDA approval of VCO vs COVID-19Rowena Cristina Guevara, undersecretary for research and development, said that the DOST’s Research Group led primarily by the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development will provide technical, as well as R&D documentation assistance, to the VCO Producers and Traders Association of the Philippines Inc. for the project. MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will work with the country’s foremost industry association of coconut processors to get virgin coconut oil (VCO) approved for indications for mild COVID-19 cases by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Engineer Marco Reyes, president of VCO, stressed that prevention of COVID-19 infection and transmission was a better strategy in the war against the coronavirus. “VCO is a natural, sustainable and highly renewable resource of our country that is accessible and affordable for all Filipinos. “We must remain open-minded, thorough and aggressive in undertaking scientific studies on the use of virgin coconut oil against this virus,” Reyes said.

Source: Philippine Star January 01, 2022 09:58 UTC