Black patients were rarely included in clinical trials — until COVID-19 vaccines
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 1, 2022
Stephanie Walker, a Black retired nurse who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2015, has never been asked to participate in a clinical trial. But if the opportunity to do so came up, she would take it in a heartbeat.
“Give me the chance to say no after I’ve received all the information,” Walker, 63, told MarketWatch. “Let me make that informed decision.”
Black Americans like Walker are rarely asked to participate in clinical research. In fact, a
