WHO, nais i-review ang safety data ng COVID-19 vaccine ng Russia

ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | August 12, 2020

Matapos ianunsiyo ni President Vladimir Putin ng Russia na aprubado na ang COVID-19

vaccine na gawa ng kanilang bansa, nais naman ng World Health Organization (WHO) na i-review ang safety data nito.

Saad ni United Nations health agency' spokesman Tarik Jasarevic, "We are in close contact with the Russian health authorities and discussions are ongoing with respect to possible WHO pre-qualification of the vaccine.

"Pre-qualification of any vaccine includes the rigorous review and assessment of all the required safety and efficacy data."

Ang COVID-19 na gawa ng Russia ay tinawag na Sputnik V. Ito ay gawa ng Gamaleya research institute.

Saad pa ni Jasarevic, "Every country has national regulatory agencies that approve the use of vaccines or medicines on its territory.

"WHO has in place a process of pre-qualification for vaccines but also for medicines.

Manufacturers ask to have the WHO pre-qualification because it is a sort of stamp of quality.

"To get this, there is a review and assessment of all required safety and efficacy data that are gathered through the clinical trials. WHO will do this for any candidate vaccine."

Dahil sa diumano’y mabilis na pag-abruba ng Russia ng naturang COVID-19 vaccine, saad pa ni Jasarevic, "We are encouraged by the speed by which several candidate vaccines have been developing and as we have been always saying, we hope some of these vaccines will prove to be safe and efficient.

"Accelerating progress does not mean compromising on safety.”