UAB Seeks Volunteers For Coronavirus Treatment Trials

BIRMINGHAM, AL — The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been among the nation's leaders in studying the coronavirus, and infectious disease physicians at UAB say they need volunteers for research on prevention and treatment of the virus.

"We are looking for people to enroll in one of our trials we are talking about today," Dr. Turner Overton of the Infectious Diseases Division at UAB, said. "People who are just becoming aware of their infection but also looking for people who are unaffected who want to protect themselves in our vaccine studies."

UAB issued a statement saying 50 people are needed for the trials, one being the Regeneron Pharmaceuticals treatment used for President Donald Trump. Another trial is a convalescent plasma treatment that takes plasma from people who had COVID-19 and uses their antibodies to reduce symptoms and help prevent the virus in others.

Anyone interested in volunteering can contact UAB at 205-934-6777.

As of Wednesday, the Alabama Department of Health has reported 142,292 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and another 19,126 probable cases. In the last 14 days, the state has confirmed 14,889 new cases of the virus.

Since the pandemic began, the ADPH has confirmed 2,454 deaths from COVID-19, and 67.948 people are presumed to have recovered from the virus.

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