A Redding research center is working to run a trial for a potential coronavirus vaccine.
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New at 5 -- a local research center is about to start a trial run of a potential coronavirus vaccine... ana torrea is live in redding, ana -- are they still looking for volunteers to try it out?
Yes, right now paradigm clinical research is still looking for volunteers.
The vaccines being tested come from bio- tech company moderna and pharmaceutical company "pfizer" (fye-zer) they're looking for people 18 to 55 years old.
But people over 55 can still participate in the trial.
Doctor jamshid saleh (sah-lay)-- the principal investigator of this trial-- says: they are looking for people at high risk of exposure: such as health care or grocery workers.
And the vaccine trial is expected to last about 2 years.
It's a pretty scary deal out there right now, you never know what you're going to run into or has it or who doesnt so whatever trials they have i would be a hundred percent for it because i would do anything right now to help mankind, and it's very important that we do our part// we cant keep on going like this doctor saleh (sah-lay) tells me: they are looking for about 700 volunteers to be part of this trial.
They plan to begin the trial sometime at the end of next month.
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