Public encouraged to register for COVID-19 vaccine trials

Some 100,000 people have already signed up while volunteers who are contacted to take part in trials will be given information about what stage a particular vaccine is at

PLEA: Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty

OVER 100,000 people have volunteered to take part in Covid-19 vaccine trials, helping to speed up efforts to discover a safe and effective vaccine.

The government is today (August 17) encouraging more people to join the thousands of volunteers and sign up to the NHS Covid-19 Vaccine Research Registry to help the NHS in the fight against coronavirus and ensure potential candidates work for everyone.

To enable large-scale vaccine studies to take place across the UK, the aim is to get as many people as possible signed up to the Registry by October.

It is important that we have people from different backgrounds and ages as volunteers, so that the vaccines that are developed work for everyone.

Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer Professor

Researchers particularly welcome people from all parts of society, especially those who are more likely to benefit from a vaccine, including the over 65s, frontline health and social care workers, and those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

Diverse pool

Clinical studies with a diverse pool of volunteers will help scientists and researchers better understand the effectiveness of each vaccine candidate and will considerably speed up efforts to discover a safe and workable vaccine.

A number of trials in the UK are expected to begin this autumn, working with the NHS, research institutions and businesses, helping to develop and manufacture the vaccines.

Launched on July 20, the NHS Covid-19 Vaccine Research Registry is an online service allowing members of the public to register their interest in Covid-19 vaccine studies and be contacted to participate in future clinical trials.

Vaccines are tested in stages to ensure they are safe and effective. Volunteers who are contacted to take part in trials will be given information about what stage a particular vaccine is at and details of how it has already been tested. They will be able to consider this when deciding to take part and people can withdraw from the registry at any point.

Developed

The Registry has been developed by the government, in partnership with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), NHS Digital, the Scottish and Welsh governments and the Northern Ireland Executive.

Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty said: “I’m very grateful to those who have volunteered for researchers to contact them to take part in Covid-19 vaccine studies, via the NHS Covid-19 vaccine research registry. The more people who volunteer to take part the more likely we find an answer to whether any vaccine is effective.

“Having 100,000 volunteers in just four weeks shows the selflessness of the public and is testament to the speed of work done by the Vaccines Taskforce, National Institute for Health Research and others to make signing up possible.

“I urge people to continue to sign up. It is important that we have people from different backgrounds and ages as volunteers, so that the vaccines that are developed work for everyone.”

Visit: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/research/coronavirus-vaccine-research/

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6 Comments

  1. | Guy Olson

    I really like your writing style, fantastic information, thank you for putting up :D.

    Reply

  2. | Renegade Johnson

    Sod that for a game of soldiers

    Reply

  3. | Mr Salah Dembri

    I am Moroccan I would like to volunteer for the covid19 vaccine trail. My age is 55 years old.

    Reply

  4. | Phil Stevenson

    I’m interested in taking part in the study.

    Reply

  5. | Daryoush Mehrshahi

    I am happy to participate on this test.
    D.Mehrshahi

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  6. | Andy Pandy

    Has Professor Chris Whitty signed up as a volunteer yet. I hope so as he should lead from the front.

    Reply

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