Hundreds of people in Harborough have put themselves forward to take part in Covid-19 research to help find a vaccine

In total, 3,885 people across Leicestershire have signed up -  and 455 are from Harborough
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Hundreds of people in Market Harborough have put themselves forward to take part in Covid-19 vaccine research as part of the national effort to find a vaccine to prevent the spread of the virus.

In total, 3,885 people across Leicestershire have signed up - and 455 are from Harborough.

They have joined over 230,000 people from across the United Kingdom in signing up to the new NHS COVID-19 vaccine registry.

In total, 3,885 people across Leicestershire have signed up -  and 455 are from Harborough.In total, 3,885 people across Leicestershire have signed up -  and 455 are from Harborough.
In total, 3,885 people across Leicestershire have signed up - and 455 are from Harborough.

The registry allows people to indicate their interest in participating in essential research to test vaccines which are being developed to tackle the virus.

Once a suitable study becomes available, people who have signed up will be contacted by researchers to invite them to take part.

A number of new vaccine trials for COVID-19 are expected to launch in the coming weeks, adding to those already underway across the UK.

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is working with the NHS and other partners to deliver research that will help identify vaccines to protect against coronavirus.

Professor David Rowbotham, Clinical Director for the NIHR Clinical Research Network East Midlands said: “We’re incredibly grateful to everyone in Leicestershire who has signed up to take part in COVID-19 vaccine research. These research studies are a vital part of our response to the pandemic, and we are proud that so many people across the East Midlands are putting themselves forward as volunteers.

“It’s important that we involve people from all areas and backgrounds in this research, so I would urge everyone to sign up to the NHS COVID-19 vaccine registry. Everyone involved in coronavirus research is making an enormous contribution and we are proud that our region is at the very heart of the research response to the disease.”

As of today (Tuesday September 1 2020), statistics from the NHS COVID-19 research registry show that 3,885 people across Leicestershire have signed up to take part in COVID-19 vaccine research. They include:

Blaby: 440

Charnwood: 700

Harborough: 455

Hinckley and Bosworth: 465

Leicester: 810

Melton: 195

North West Leicestershire: 390

Oadby and Wigston: 215

Rutland: 215

Total: 3885

(Please note: all figures are rounded to the nearest five).

More information about the COVID-19 vaccine research registry can be found at: nhs.uk/researchcontact

More information about taking part in COVID-19 research can be found at bepartofresearch.uk