In the frantic race for a Covid-19 vaccine, one issue in clinical trials is the lack of diversity. Experts are saying that the long history of abusive research practices has left many people of colour distrustful of the medical establishment, making it difficult to recruit them for clinical trials. Since black people are dying of Covid-19 at almost 2.5 times the rate of whites, recruiting a balanced cohort is essential. Pray for extra community outreach, childcare and transportation to testing and trial stations.
A race for diversity in coronavirus vaccine trials
Written by David Fletcher 20 Aug 2020Additional Info
- Pray: for God to help science create varieties of protection according to needs and ages, ethnicity and frailty. (Matthew 10:29)
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