Duque not keen on waiving 4th phase of COVID-19 vaccine trial

Health Secretary Francisco Duque explains that phase four involves a post-marketing surveillance to ensure the product's safety

The new Bayanihan bill has a provision that does away with the fourth phase of COVID-19 vaccine trials — the post-marketing study — to speed up procurement, but Health Secretary Francisco Duque said Tuesday he is not sure if that is a good idea.

"You're talking here about the safety of thousands and millions of our people who will undergo the vaccine," said Drilon."There is a move to waive this, would you endorse it?" "I will consult the experts," he amended."I think one of the guiding principles of our pandemic response is science should always be the basis of whatever decision we make…Duque earlier explained that phase four involves a post-marketing surveillance required by the Universal Healthcare Law to ensure the product's safety.

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