Researchers in County Durham and Darlington doing 'vital work' on Covid-19 studies
An article in The North Echo has found that about 1,000 patients who were treated at Darlington Memorial Hospital and the University Hospital of North Durham for suspected or confirmed Covid-19 were recruited onto the trial.
The trust has been given an “outstanding contribution to research” award for its contribution and is urging more people to take part in vaccine trials, after it emerged the North-East has the lowest sign-up rates.
The trial continues to investigate three possible treatments, including using antibodies from patients who have recovered from Covid-19. Recruiting over 1,000 patients to these trials makes the trust a significant contributor, which has been recognised by the North East and North Cumbria Local Research Network, which has made the award.
All of this and much more on this pioneering new research is available on The Northern Echo article.
The researchers are now urging to people in the region to volunteer for vaccine studies. To find out more visit www.bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/vaccine-studies/.
