13 hospitals in 8 zones chosen for WHO vaccine trials

(UPDATED) Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato dela Peña on Monday, September 14, 2020, said they have identified eight zones involving 13 hospitals across the country as sites for the World Health Organization (WHO) solidarity trials for vaccine candidates against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

The eight zones are:

• Philippine General Hospital;
• Manila Doctors Hospital and San Lazaro Hospital;
• Lung Center of the Philippines;
• St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine and Makati Medical Center;
• The Medical City;
• St. Luke’s Medical Center in BGC;
• Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center combined with Chong Hua Hospital, and De La Salle Health Sciences Institute; and
• Southern Philippines Medical Center