JUST OVER 1550 ARE IN THE ICU. PFIZER’S COVID-19 VACCINE TRIAL GOT UNDERWAY TODAY AT U.C. DAVIS HEALTH IN SACRAMENTO. THE CAPITOL CITY IS ONE OF 120 SITES PARTICIPATING IN THIS WORLDWIDE CLINICAL TRIAL KCRA 3 SPOKE WITH THE VERY FIRST PERSON TO GET THE INJECTION AT U.C. DAVIS THIS MORNING. >> I FEEL GOOD SO FAR. I DON’T EVEN HAVE PAIN OR BRUISING. NO SYMPTOMS OTHERWISE. >> THIS PFIZER VACCINE TRIAL NEEDS MORE PARTICIPANTS. THERE IS A LINK TO SIGN
Sacramento COVID-19 vaccine trial needs more participants
Updated: 11:30 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.