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2nd clinical trial for Virgin Coconut Oil to start in Valenzuela City —DOST
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced that a clinical trial on Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) as a supplementary treatment for COVID-19 will start in Valenzuela City this February.
DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña confirmed the trial will involve 120 volunteers and has identified the Valenzuela City Emergency Hospital and Dalandanan National High School Isolation Facility as study sites.
The trial commencement follows the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the City of Valenzuela, various DOST agencies, and the Philippine Coconut Authority.
A final briefing for the VCO trials was held on February 1, 2021, facilitated by DOST-NCR, DOST-FNRI, and the Valenzuela city government.
The Valenzuela local government had previously volunteered to replicate a DOST clinical trial on VCO.
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