The VA North Texas Health Care System began a clinical trial for the single-dose investigational COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.
This is the fourth large-scale COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States. Veterans and non-veteran volunteers, including men and non-pregnant women over 18, can enroll in the study at VA North Texas Health Care System, with special focus on Frontline staff and essential workers and Black, Hispanic and Native American volunteers.
The reason the VA is asking minority Veterans to enroll is because the COVID-19 pandemic has affected members of these community at much higher rates than the rest of the population, especially Black, Hispanic and Native American