Covid-19 Vaccine Trials Have a Problem: Minority Groups Dont Trust Them – The Wall Street Journal

Researchers and companies developing Covid-19 vaccines are taking new steps to tackle a longtime challenge: Those who need the vaccines most urgently, including Black and Latino people, are least likely to participate in clinical trials to determine whether they work safely.

Racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to be hospitalized and die from the new coronavirus, partly due to socioeconomic factors and underlying health conditions, data show. But clinical trials to evaluate drugs and vaccines historically underrepresent...

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Covid-19 Vaccine Trials Have a Problem: Minority Groups Dont Trust Them - The Wall Street Journal

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