OVER 100,000 people have volunteered to take part in Covid-19 vaccine trials, helping to speed up efforts to discover a safe and effective vaccine.
The government is today (August 17) encouraging more people to join the thousands of volunteers and sign up to the NHS Covid-19 Vaccine Research Registry to help the NHS in the fight against coronavirus and ensure potential candidates work for everyone.
To enable large-scale vaccine studies to take place across the UK, the aim is to get as many people as possible signed up to the Registry by October.
Researchers particularly welcome people from all parts of society, especially those who are more likely to benefit from a vaccine, including the over 65s, frontline health and social care workers, and those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.