How can I volunteer for a COVID-19 vaccine study?
September 30, 2020
Governments and companies are setting up websites where people can sign up.
Enthusiasm is high: More than 400,000 people have signed a registry of possible volunteers that's part of a vaccine network set up by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
But before raising your hand, it's important to understand how the research works.
Initial studies include only a few dozen young, healthy volunteers, since this is the first chance to see if a shot causes a risky reaction in people. Older adults, anyone with a serious underlying illness, and pregnant women are typically excluded from this testing...
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