Getting from the frontline of the pandemic to the frontline of possible treatment.
Getting people to be part of a trial, Hodges said, could save a number of Black lives, while ensuring that a safe, effective treatment for COVID-19 hits the market. “I’m always trying to recruit people for studies because we see the data, we see really their results,” she said. “And it’s a lesson that we can help people in that way.”
How do you get black people on board for clinical trials? Because, to be honest, I don’t know if you could ever convince me to be a part of one. I’m very skeptical. I mention drugs that they may currently be taking, or other drugs that are well-known just to let them know every drug that’s on the market has been through a clinical trial. And the only way that it goes to market is if it’s proven to be safe and effective. So if they are seeing too many negative results from it, they pull it. And I give them examples of some of the studies that we do and that they’ll likely see great results from it.
Since COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting Black people, how will it benefit Black people to be a part of these vaccine trials? More explicitly, do you think that it would save more Black lives? It’s either that or stay in the house. I mean, and we can’t keep living like this. We just cannot hide behind our windows. You want some type of comfort. Would you rather go out and just wear a mask for the next however many months? Or know that you’ve done something as far as getting a vaccine and you’re wearing a mask? It’s another layer of protection.
And so, when Black people who suffer from comorbidities are a part of clinical trials, does that give researchers a better idea of how a drug will affect vulnerable communities?
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