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Philippines to launch P100-M study on effects of COVID-19 vaccines on Filipinos

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/05/18/20210515-covid-mega-vaccine-facility-araneta-coliseum-gc-9017.jpg"/><figcaption>People get their COVID-19 vaccine jabs at the Araneta Coliseum vaccination facility in Quezon City on May 15, 2021.<em> George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA— The Philippines is set to undertake a P100-million study on the effects of COVID-19 vaccines on Filipinos, an official from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Tuesday.</p><p>The research seeks to answer questions on the vaccines&#x27; effects as determined by ethnicity and how long their efficacy would last on Filipinos, DOST Undersecretary Rowena Guevara said in an online press conference.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1692919" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>&quot;Habang nag va-vaccinate &#x27;yung Department of Health (DOH), pipili tayo ng participants doon na susundan natin &#x27;yung nangyayari sa kanila after the vaccination after a year or so,&quot; she said.</p><p>(While the Department of Health is vaccinating people, we will select participants we will follow for a year or so and see what happens to them.)</p><p>&quot;We expect that every quarter there will be milestones. Every quarter puwede kaming magreport (We can release reports every quarter),&quot; she said.</p><p>The study is expected to begin in June with 1,000 participants, but the number may change depending on the research design that would be approved.</p><p>The Philippines, which began its nationwide inoculation program in March, has been using COVID-19 jabs from AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Sinovac, and Sputnik V.</p><p>As of May 22, the country has fully vaccinated 949,939 Filipinos while 3,147,486 have received their first dose, according to data from the DOH.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/23/21/administered-covid-19-vaccine-doses-in-philippines-top-4-million">Administered COVID-19 vaccine doses in Philippines top 4 million</a></li></ul><p>The national government seeks to increase the country&#x27;s daily vaccination rate to 500,000 people a day from the current 168,000 to achieve herd immunity within the year.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/18/21/ph-eyes-500000-daily-covid-19-vaccination-to-achieve-herd-immunity">PH eyes 500,000 daily COVID-19 vaccination to achieve herd immunity</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1682688" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>MANILA— The Philippines is set to undertake a P100-million study on the effects of COVID-19 vaccines on Filipinos, an official from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Tuesday.<br /> </p>

MANILA— The Philippines is set to undertake a P100-million study on the effects of COVID-19 vaccines on Filipinos, an official from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Tuesday.

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Philippines to launch P100-M study on effects of COVID-19 vaccines on Filipinos

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 25, 2021 11:34 AM PHT

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Updated May 26, 2021 08:04 AM PHT

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