AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine study seeking minority participants
More diverse candidates needed for Astrazeneca vaccine study
By Karina Bolster | January 11, 2021 at 6:33 PM EST - Updated January 14 at 2:22 PM
HENRICO Co., Va. (WWBT) - While a third COVID-19 vaccine is still in the works here in the United States, there is a way you could get that vaccine ahead of time through a clinical study.
Clinical Research Partners in Henrico is conducting the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trials in the metro area and desperately needs more people of color to get involved.
“African Americans are dying at a much higher rate than our counterparts,” said Dyan Wright, a participant in the study.