Help wanted! Clinical trials launched to test COVID-19 vaccines

Federal officials have set up an online registry to enroll people from different age groups, races and health backgrounds to test potential vaccines.

***PKG***OTHE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OFHEALTH --- LOOKING FOR HELP FROMHUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OFAMERICANS TO PARTICIPATE INLARGE-SCALE CLINICAL TRIALS FORA COVID-19 VACCINETHE FEDS SETTING UP THIS ONLINEREGISTRY TO ENROLL PEOPLE FROMDIFFERENT AGE GROUPS, RACES ANDHEALTH BACKGROUNDS TO TESTPOTENTIAL VACCINESMODERNA IN CAMBRIDGEDEVELOPING THE FIRST VACCINE INTHE UNITED STATES TO ENTER PHASE3 OF THE TRIALSSOT 0044 DR. TODD ELLERINSOUTH SHORE HEALTH12:38 Phase 3 trials is whereyou find out if the vaccine iseffective, and safe in largenumbers.

:45VOTHE TRAIL INVOLVES 30-THOUSANDPEOPLE --- HALF RECEIVING THEVACCINE HALF A PLACEBO..IT AIMS TO DO TWO THINGS ---- AT50% EFFECTIVENESS OR MORE0044 Dr. Todd Ellerin SouthShore Health12:57 Does the vaccine reduceinfection the percentage ofinfection, and does it reducedisease severity.

:03VOWHILE PHASES 1 AND 2 DETERMINEDTHE VACCINE IS SAFE AMONGST ASMALL SAMPLEMANY WE SPOKE WITH HAD MIXEDOPINIONS ON PARTICIPATINGSOT 0047 Alexander ShcherbakovWatertownGuy 17:10 yeah I mean I probablyfeel like I should.

17:13SOT 004609:15 it sounds like, scary, soI think I would not do that :22SOT 0048 Margaret SchroederBoston20:51 people understand thegravity of the situation, therewill be people who areuncomfortable, but I think it’llnaturally find it’s way :09VOTHIS ALL PART OF PRESIDENTTRUMP’S ’OPERATION WARP SPEED’TO DEVELOP A VACCINE BY JANUARYOF 2021SOME HOPE WE AREN’T CUTTINGCORNERS..SOT 004927:22 I understand the necessitythat we want to have this thingas fast as possible :26 :33 wejust need to be careful thedevelopment is not too fast soit’s not maybe putting otherpeople at risk.

:40***PKG***IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TOGET ALL OF THOSE PARTICIPANTSMODERNA IS HOPING TO BEGIN P