Sign up to Covid-19 registry and help in the search for a vaccine
People in Forth Valley are being invited to join the NHS Covid-19 vaccine research registry.
The registry has been developed as part of the UK Government’svaccine Taskforce, alongside the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), NHS Digital, and the Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh Governments.
It will help large numbers of people be recruited into the studies over the coming months, potentially leading to an effective vaccine being identified and made available to the UK public against coronavirus earlier.
A spokesperson said: “There are a number of vaccines being identified and safety-tested at the moment, but only large scale trials can give scientists the information needed about how effective they are.
“Working with the NHS, we aim to recruit over half a million people onto the registry, which will allow people to be put in touch with the vaccine trials in the coming months.
“Researchers are looking for people from all backgrounds, ages and parts of the UK, including both people with or without existing health conditions, to take part in vaccine studies, to make sure that any vaccines developed will work for everyone.”
The service is available to anyone aged 18 or over, living in the UK. To register, users need to fill in some personal and contact details, and answer a series of basic health screening questions on an NHS.UK website form. For more details visit: nhs.uk/ researchcontact