RDIF is a sovereign wealth fund that supported the Gamaleya Research Institute in developing the Sputnik V vaccine. While confident about the safety and the efficacy of the vaccine, Dmitriev urged the Philippine government to conduct its own clinical trials. We are happy to conduct clinical trials of 1000 people for Phase Three,” he said, referring to the last stage of testing for the vaccine. Rosario Vergeire indicated that any vaccine that would be introduced in the country must first undergo clinical trials. Dmitriev said that in the third phase, a flu vaccine would be used as a placebo.

Source: Manila Times August 13, 2020 16:18 UTC