Sacramento COVID-19 vaccine trial needs more participants

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Sacramento COVID-19 vaccine trial needs more participants

Updated: 9:54 PM PDT Aug 20, 2020

A clinical trial for a novel coronavirus vaccine got underway at UC Davis Health in Sacramento on Thursday.Pfizer picked Sacramento as one of 120 sites to be a part of the worldwide COVID-19 trial. The company aims to enroll about 30,000 participants from across the globe.Both UC Davis Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente are participating in the vaccine trial through a partnership with Pfizer.UC Davis said it needs more volunteers for the vaccine trial. Participants could earn $700.To see if you qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine trial, check out UC Davis Health’s website here.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

A clinical trial for a novel coronavirus vaccine got underway at UC Davis Health in Sacramento on Thursday.

Pfizer picked Sacramento as one of 120 sites to be a part of the worldwide COVID-19 trial. The company aims to enroll about 30,000 participants from across the globe.

Both UC Davis Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente are participating in the vaccine trial through a partnership with Pfizer.

UC Davis said it needs more volunteers for the vaccine trial. Participants could earn $700.

To see if you qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine trial, check out UC Davis Health’s website here.