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‘Clinical trials crucial to new Covid vaccines in battle against the disease’

This is a blatant sales pitch for clinical trials and I make no apology for it. Every step we’ve taken in our fight against Covid has been pioneered and brought to fruition by research and science. Every tool used to fight the ­pandemic is the result of invention and collaboration by scientists and doctors. And… Read More »

AstraZeneca to resume vaccine trials after ‘potentially unexplained illness’ prompted pause

AstraZeneca announced that it was restarting phase three coronavirus vaccine trials after they were paused when a participant became ill. The pharmaceutical giant announced the resumption on Saturday after the trials were put on hold on Sunday. The patient in question, a woman, was from the United Kingdom and reportedly suffered a rare spinal cord… Read More »

Minorities Are Underrepresented in COVID-19 Clinical Trials

While clinical trials are currently underway to find treatment and vaccines for COVID-19, a new article published in The New England Journal of Medicine reveals that these trials lack sufficient representation of Black and indigenous people and people of color despite higher rates of coronavirus infection, COVID-19 hospitalization and death among these individuals, reports the… Read More »