Jews being urged to join Covid-19 vaccine trials

In a statement, Business Secretary Alok Sharma said: “Coronavirus affects anyone regardless of their background, age or race. To ensure we can find a safe and effective vaccine that works for everyone, we all need to get involved.” 

Minister for Equalities Kemi Badenoch – who is currently volunteering for Covid-19 vaccine trials at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital – added: “We have to ensure every community trusts a future vaccine to be sage and that it works across the entire population.” 

“The only way to check how well a coronavirus vaccine works is to carry out large-scale clinical trials involving thousands of people,” said Kate Bingham, chair of the government’s Vaccine Taskforce. 

“Researchers need data from different communities and different people to improve understanding of the vaccines. The only way to get this is through large clinical trials.”