Black volunteers give COVID-19 vaccine trials a shot in the arm By Naomi Ishisaka, The Seattle Times
Published: December 20, 2020, 11:49am
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When Timothy Scott got the call to participate in the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial, he didn’t hesitate.
“I was like, ‘Let’s go. Put me in.’ We have to bring this disease to an end,” Scott said.
When coronavirus hit, it shook Scott, 46, to his core. The Des Moines, Wash., father of five said the virus “put a fear in me that I never experienced in my life.” He immediately threw himself into learning as much as he could about the virus and how it was transmitted. Later, he began to look into participating in vaccine trials and AstraZeneca was the first one to respond.