Older people have been excluded from most coronavirus vaccine and treatment trials - and experts are concerned

Older people have been excluded from most coronavirus vaccine and treatment trials - and experts are concerned (Photo: Shutterstock)Older people have been excluded from most coronavirus vaccine and treatment trials - and experts are concerned (Photo: Shutterstock)
Older people have been excluded from most coronavirus vaccine and treatment trials - and experts are concerned (Photo: Shutterstock)

The vast majority of trials to find treatments and a vaccine for Covid-19 have not included older people, a new study suggests.

The research shows that people over 65 were not included in any trials for a vaccine, and were absent in half of the trials for treatments.

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