Fred Hutch study finds race, sex disparities in COVID trials

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A study conducted at Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center found that the nation's COVID vaccine and treatment trials did not accurately match the population when it came to diversity.

The researchers found inequities among races and sexes, with some groups represented disproportionately.

Inversely, “We found that female participants were under-represented in treatment trials, but were well-represented in prevention trials,” Unger said.By definition, people in treatment trials had to already be hospitalized with COVID, and Unger pointed out that COVID tended to hit communities of color especially hard. Participation in a vaccine trial, however, is more likely to hinge on a patient seeking out the trial.

“There was a sense, especially at the beginning, that we had to be careful around issues of pregnancy and maternal health. The women themselves may have been less likely to participate in a treatment trial,” Unger said. “But there’s also the case that men, especially older men, were predominantly harder-hit at the beginning.”

 

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