Minors and Pregnant women in the Philippines are under a Covid-19 vaccination trial

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The possibility rate of this trial to be successful.     Philippine vaccination is undergoing a clinical trial for minors and pregnant women. There are vaccines that is surely and ongoing for the approvable of experts, while the other vaccines are still under their consideration. It has been proposed last year, but only this year that the Philippine DOH is considering and opening up about this matter, since we are talking about the effects of COVID-19 vaccines on Filipino Children and pregnant women. According to Vaccine Chief Carlito Galvez Jr., 20 million Covid Vaccines will be arriving at October first week in our country. The preposition of Face to Face classes by the government, is one of the reasons that the vaccination for minors will  be at the middle of the month of October. 

Pfizer already applied for EUA in the FDA and this application is luckily been approved,  while Sinovac will be most likely approved for 3 years old and above amidst the threat of Delta Variant. As of September 3,2021, it has been announced by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo about the emergency approval of Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine for 12 to 17 years old. Accordingly, Moderna submitted documents and clinical data on August 19,2021 and recently find out that the vaccine was effective and safe for minors. Although the supplies for priority groups in this country are still restriced, elderly and those with comorbidities would still be prioritized by the health workers. This pandemic has created significant public health difficulties, taxing health care systems and triggering  mental health crisis.

 This vaccination started around March 2021 and as of September 21,2021 the total doses given are 43.1 million, and 19.7 million are the people who are fully vaccinated, 18.2% is the said percentage of this vaccination. After health secretary Francisco Duque III, indicated that the Duterte government will have the willingness to wait for other nations to include adolescents in their Covid-19 programs and to be able to see its effects from them, DOST thus expressed the interest in conducting this study. Department of Health considers the idea of DOST to hold a clinical trial for Filipino children. DOH considerd pregnant women to take their vaccination, after the 1st trimester of their pregnancy, but with a specific precaution. 

Minors are prone to Covid-19 since some of  their immune system is not that strong enough to handle the virus, resulting in dead of many people. And vaccines also varies depending on race, so Vergeire suggested that Covid-19 doses must be tested on Filipino children. A lot of questions about this matter isn't answered by the experts yet, but it pulls the interest of many parents to ensure their childs safety. The potential side effects of Coronavirus vaccinations againts the hazard risks of Covid-19 must be balanced by the regulators.

 

Source: 

Jaymalin, M. (2021, September 13). FDA: Vaccine Registration For Minors May Start. Science, Health &Environment. Retrieved from https://www.onenews.ph/articles/fda-vaccine-registration-for-minors-may-start. 


Staff, C. N. N. P. (2021, June 11). DOH favors clinical trial On COVID-19 vaccines for filipino Kids; MANUFACTURERS Eye similar studies. cnn. Retrieved September 26, 2021, from https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/6/11/clinical-trial-COVID-19-vaccines-Filipino-kids.html. 


Staff, C. N. N. P. (2021, August 16). Sinovac's clinical trial in filipino CHILDREN awaits final approval from FDA. cnn. Retrieved September 26, 2021, from https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/8/16/sinovac-vaccine-clinical-trial-children.html. 


Published by   Statista Research Department, & 24, S. (2021, September 24). Philippines: COVID-19 vaccine BRAND Supply 2021. Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244046/philippines-coronavirus-covid19-vaccines-by-brand/. 


Can pregnant women get the COVID-19 Vaccine?: Department of health website. Can pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? | Department of Health website. (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2021, from https://doh.gov.ph/node/28465. 

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