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COVID-19 vaccine trials move at warp speed, but recruiting Black volunteers takes time – Ponca City News
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Participation in clinical trials among Black people is low, according to Food and Drug Administration statistics. Still, including them in coronavirus vaccine trials has been a stated priority for the pharmaceutical companies involved, sinc…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Participation in clinical trials among Black people is low, according to Food and Drug Administration statistics. Still, including them in coronavirus vaccine trials has been a stated priority for the pharmaceutical companies involved, since African American communities, along with those of Latinos, have suffered disproportionately from the pandemic.
The ongoing trials are moving at a pace that is unprecedented for medical research, with the Trump administrations vaccine acce…
