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Exclusion of older persons from vaccine, treatment trials for COVID-19

09.28.20 | JAMA Network

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What The Study Did: The likelihood of older adults being excluded in randomized clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment and vaccine interventions is evaluated in this study.

Authors: Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., M.P.H., of Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School in Boston, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5084)

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APA:
JAMA Network. (2020, September 28). Exclusion of older persons from vaccine, treatment trials for COVID-19. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8J4PZOYL/exclusion-of-older-persons-from-vaccine-treatment-trials-for-covid-19.html
MLA:
"Exclusion of older persons from vaccine, treatment trials for COVID-19." Brightsurf News, Sep. 28 2020, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8J4PZOYL/exclusion-of-older-persons-from-vaccine-treatment-trials-for-covid-19.html.