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Coronavirus: 500 volunteers sought for vaccine trials
May 22, 2020
Scientists developing a vaccine against Covid-19 are seeking 500 volunteers from among NHS workers in south east Wales to take part in trials.
The first stage of the Oxford researchers' trials began in April and with more than 1,000 immunised it is recruiting again.
The next stage will enrol up to 10,260 people, with 500 from Wales including Aneurin Bevan health board staff.
Some older adults and children aged over five will also be recruited.
The venture involves Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Public Health Wales and Cardiff University's Centre for Trials Research.
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On Sunday the UK government said it had an agreement for 30 million doses of the Oxford vaccine to be available by September if the trial was successful, as part of a 100 million-dose agreement.
Of the people who were initially recruited, half were to receive the Covid-19 vaccine while half would receive a control vaccine that protected against meningitis but not coronavirus.
Volunteers will not know which vaccine they have received, but doctors will.
First Minister Mark Drakeford told the Welsh Government's daily news briefing that scientific advancements, including the Oxford-led trial in Wales, could help "change the course of the way in which we respond" to the outbreak.
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