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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) reported Saturday, June 5, that 64 patients have been enrolled in the clinical trial aimed at looking into the effectiveness of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as an adjunct therapy for hospitalized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients.
(Manila Bulletin
Published May 7, 2021, 12:35 PM
Since 2020, the Philippines has been looking into the effectiveness of virgin coconut oil as a potential supplement to help prevent symptoms from becoming severe for probable and suspect coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, and as an adjunct therapy for hospitalized COVID patients.
(Manila Bulletin File Photo)
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is bracing for the completion of two ongoing studies on the VCO by June this year.
The first project seeks to look into VCO as an adjunctive therapy for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Dr. Marissa M. Alejandria of the University of the Philippines-Manila National Institutes of Health (UP-NIH) is leading the team.
Kalinga party-list Rep. Irene Gay Saulog
(KALINGA PARTYLIST / MANILA BULLETIN)
Kalinga party-list Rep. Irene Gay Saulog, a member of the House Minority bloc, described as “laudable” the decision of the IATF to form the panel, which is composed of medical experts.
“Kalinga Party-list welcomes the IATF’s creation of the TWG that will focus on the new COVID-19 variants. It was a laudable move to appoint as heads those from the medical and scientific community. They possess the requisite knowledge and expertise in addressing the new development in the pandemic,” she said in a Viber message.
“This action alone will not prevent the entry of the new COVID-19 variants to the country. It is, however, a good starting point in the country’s response. A specialized body that will be focused on a mission critical objective,” Saulog said.
Published January 7, 2021, 2:33 PM
Lawmakers welcomed Thursday the Duterte government’s creation of a technical working group (TWG) that would focus on the new COVID-19 variants.
House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez and Anakalusugan partylist Rep. Michael Defensor lauded the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to form a panel that would strengthen the country’s readiness against the new COVID-19 variant from the United Kingdom.
“This is a welcome development. We have to face this new variant immediately, scientifically, and effectively! We have to stop the variant from reaching our shores,” Rodriguez said in a Viber message.