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The Color of COVID: Will Vaccine Trials Reflect America’s Diversity?

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By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News When U.S. scientists launch the first large-scale clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines this summer, Antonio Cisneros wants to make sure people like him are included.

Cisneros, who is 34 and Hispanic, is part of the first wave of an expected 1.5 million volunteers willing to get the shots to help determine whether leading vaccine candidates can thwart the virus that sparked a deadly pandemic. “If I am asked to participate, I will,” said Cisneros, a Los Angeles cinematographer who has signed up for two large vaccine trial registries. “It seems part of our duty.” It will take more than duty, however, to ensure that clinical trials to establish vaccine safety and effectiveness actually include

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