FDA OKs COVID-19 vaccine mix-and-match clinical trialSan Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora (C) looks on as a teenage boy receives a BioNtech-Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during the inoculation of the population aged 12-17 at a stadium in San Juan City, suburban Manila on November 3, 2021. MANILA, Philippines — The Food and Drug Administration has given its go signal for the conduct of the COVID-19 mix-and-match clinical trial in the country, an official said Friday. Department of Science and Technology Undersecretary Rowena Guevara said the FDA on Tuesday approved the mix-and-match trial, which will involve 3,000 participants. The government started screening applicants the next day at a trial site in Marikina City. Since March, 32.58 million Filipinos have completed vaccination against COVID-19, while 40.17 million have received partial protection.

Source: Philippine Star November 19, 2021 10:04 UTC