MANILA, Philippines — Philippine medical authorities are currently reviewing the first batch of documents on Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Currently, we are reviewing the said documents,” Montoya said in an interview on ABS CBN News Channel. The Philippines is scheduled to conduct Phase 3 of clinical trials of Sputnik V vaccine from October 2020 to March 2021. Even though the Philippines will participate in Russian vaccine trial, Montoya said it is not an assurance that the country will get priority once the vaccine becomes available commercially. The Philippines is likewise part of the World Health Organization’s Solidarity Trial for different COVID-19 treatment.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 24, 2020 03:00 UTC