Social Determinants of Health

New PhRMA Guidelines Aim to Improve Clinical Trial Diversity

by Samantha McGrail

The Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) recently announced the release of industry-wide principles on clinical trial diversity. The principles focus on four areas, including...

FDA Releases Guidance to Encourage Clinical Trial Diversity

by Samantha McGrail

FDA recently issued final guidance to encourage clinical trial diversity from the design to execution of the tests.  The guidance, Enhancing the Diversity of Clinical Trial...

How Flu Vaccination Uptake Affects COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

by Samantha McGrail

States must address variations in flu vaccination uptake to ensure successful COVID-19 vaccine distribution, a new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) report indicates.  KFF obtained data from the...

Overcoming the Top Challenges of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

by Samantha McGrail

Experts believe there will be various challenges with effective COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the US. A new Kaiser Family Foundation report outlines the government’s COVID-19 distribution...

Half of Black Americans Would Not Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

by Samantha McGrail

Nearly half (49 percent) of Black Americans said they would not get a COVID-19 vaccine even if it was deemed safe by scientists and freely available, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)...

Major Pharma Companies Support Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccine

by Samantha McGrail

AstraZeneca, Gilead, Johnson & Johnson, and other major pharmaceutical companies recently backed efforts to expand global access to COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics. In a joint...