Nearly 4,000 people across Nottinghamshire have put themselves forward to take part in COVID-19 vaccine research.
Volunteers across the county have signed up to the NHS Covid-19 vaccine registry joining more than 230,000 people from across the UK.
A number of new vaccine trials for Covid-19 are expected to launch in the coming weeks, and once a suitable study becomes available, people have signed up will be invited to take part.
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is working with the NHS and other partners to deliver research that will help identify vaccines.
Professor David Rowbotham, Clinical Director for the NIHR Clinical Research Network East Midlands, said: “We’re incredibly grateful to everyone in Nottinghamshire 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."
Localised statistics from the NHS Covid-19 research registry as of Tuesday, September 1:
Ashfield: 340
Bassetlaw: 355
Broxtowe: 530
Gedling: 470
Mansfield: 325
Newark and Sherwood: 450
Nottingham: 775
Rushcliffe: 730
Total: 3975
(Please note: all figures are rounded to the nearest 5.)
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
