A call for WHO and Global Health Agencies to address the exclusion of older people from trials and research in vaccines and health interventions.

Feb 24, 2021 | Academic resources, All posts, Opinions and contributions

By Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, 24 February 2021

Presentation for UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs Expert Meeting on: Building Forward Better for Older Persons post COVID-19, 2-5 March 2021.

Why were older people either absent or only marginally represented in trials of many COVID-19 vaccines? What lessons can we take from this moving forward?

Please use the link below to access this 10-minute presentation and feel free to send comments or responses to: p.lloyd-sherlock@uea.ac.uk 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnQcd5xyyCc