, only eight of 1,100 participants were Black. In both studies, participant age averaged in the mid-30s.
And although 300,000 sounds like a lot of volunteers, it's not nearly enough, said Claire Hudson, a spokesperson for the center.coronaviruspreventionnetwork.orgNot all the people who express interest in volunteering will make it into one of the trials, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health,announcing the start of the first trial. Some volunteers might not live near testing sites, for instance.
Pahud, research director of pediatric infectious diseases at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, said she's also making an effort to hire people who speak Spanish, and to have all printed material available in two languages. Pfizer, which has launched its own 30,000-person trial, is locating its trials in diverse communities, including some with large Hispanic and Black populations, spokesperson Sharon Castillo said.
"We're learning a lot on how to go above and beyond to make sure minorities are represented," she said, promising that Pfizer would continue this approach in all its clinical trials going forward.Wilkerson said a recent meeting with officials at Brigham and Women's Hospital did not end where she wanted it to.
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