The Importance of Diversifying Covid Clinical Trials

The video discusses the challenges of enrolling diverse patient panels in clinical trials, highlighting historical mistrust due to events like the Tuskegee experiments. It emphasizes the importance of diverse participation to ensure vaccine efficacy across different populations and prevent communities from missing out on life-saving interventions. The video suggests that trusted community and faith leaders are best positioned to convey the importance of participation to at-risk communities.

How can messaging be improved to encourage participation from at-risk communities?

What are the two main reasons mentioned for the necessity of including communities of color in vaccine trials?