MONROE, La. – Residents of the Monroe area could be able to participate in AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial as early as the middle of August.
According to Clinical Trials of America CEO Jeb Andrews, Monroe will get 1,500 doses.
Requirements for the trial include:
· Must be 18 or older
· You cannot be pregnant or plan to get pregnant during the study
· People cannot have had a positive test for active COVID-19 previously. Antibody testing is okay. (As long as it was negative, according to Dr. Holcombe).
· No history of Guillian Barre Syndrome
· Must have no other serious or uncontrolled medical conditions
· No cancer within two years, other than skin cancer
