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Lebronwon 09/18/20 2:10:06 PM #1: |
https://apnews.com/b31d556907b671cdc15ab6024aaa6d87
Aided by Spanish-speaking health promoters and Black pastors, a stepped-up effort is underway around the U.S. to recruit minorities to ensure potential vaccines against the scourge are tested in the populations most ravaged by the virus. Many thousands of volunteers from minority groups are needed for huge clinical trials underway or about to begin. Scientists say a diverse group of test subjects is vital to determining whether a vaccine is safe and effective for everyone and instilling broad public confidence in the shots once they become available. The expanded outreach by vaccine researchers and health officials is getting a late start in communities that, because of a history of scientific exploitation and racism, may be the most reluctant to roll up their sleeves. The hardest part, many experts say, is gaining trust. A white guy from NIH is probably not going to be as effective by far in convincing somebody from a minority community that this is the kind of science they might want to trust, as would a doctor from their own community, said Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health. Recruiting African Americans in particular will be a heavy, heavy lift, Collins said, because of the legacy of mistrust after the infamous Tuskegee experiment, when Black men in Alabama were left untreated for syphilis as part of a study that ran from the 1930s into the 70s. Some Black doctors, too, are wrestling with doubts. Dr. Tina Carroll-Scott, medical director of the South Miami Childrens Clinic, described a really, really tough time, considering the political influence that the Trump administration has exerted on long-trusted health agencies like the Food and Drug Administration. Wondering whether thats going to affect the trials and even the vaccine that comes out I think are all valid concerns, said Carroll-Scott, who ultimately decided to recommend the studies. We know that Blacks and Latinos are bearing the brunt of this virus and, yeah, we definitely need to make sure that this vaccine works for them. --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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