Are there available drugs or vaccines against COVID-19?

The following COVID-19 vaccine brands have been granted an Emergency Use Authorization by the Food and Drugs Authority:


1. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

• Technology: mRNA
• EUA Approval: January 14, 2021

2. AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

• Technology: Viral Vector (non-replicating)
• EUA Approval: January 28, 2021

3. Coronavac (Sinovac) COVID-19 Vaccine

• Technology: Inactivated Virus
• EUA Approval: February 22, 2021

4. Sputnik V (Gamaleya) COVID-19 Vaccine

• Technology: Viral Vector (non-replicating)
• EUA Approval: March 19, 2021

5. Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine

• Technology: Viral Vector (non-replicating)
• EUA Approval: April 19, 2021

6. Bharat Biotech COVID-19 Vaccine

• Technology: Viral Vector (non-replicating)
• EUA Approval: April 19, 2021

7. Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

• Technology: mRNA
• EUA Approval: May 5, 2021

8. Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine

• Technology: Inactivated Virus
• EUA Approval: August 19, 2021

9. Novavax COVID-19 Vaccines

• Technology: INanoparticle
• EUA Approval: November 17, 2021

The following COVID-19 medicines have also been approved by the Philippine FDA:

1. Casirivimab + Imdevimab
2. Molnupiravir
3. Nirmatrelvir + Ritonavir (Paxlovid)

Further, the following medicines are being used by doctors to treat patients hospitalized due to COVID-19:

• Dexamethasone
• Tocilizumab
• Remdesivir
• Baricitinib in combination with Remdesivir
• Anticoagulation drugs

Source: 
Food and Drug Administration. List of COVID-19 Vaccines Authorized by the FDA. Retrieved from https://www.fda.gov.ph/list-of-fda-issued-emergency-use-authorization/
Harvard Health. Treatments for COVID-19. Retrieved from https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/treatments-for-covid-19