Philippines starts trials of Russian COVID-19 vaccine in October

Southeast Asian hot spot eager to secure free supply from Moscow

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A woman and a child queue for free coronavirus disease  swab testing in Manila. © Reuters

JUN ENDO, Nikkei staff writer

MANILA -- The Philippines begins clinical trials in October of a Russian-developed COVID-19 vaccine that Moscow says is the first in the world approved to prevent the disease, a government spokesperson said Thursday.

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