Do the Canadian clinical trials for testing the safety of the H1N1 flu vaccine include Aboriginal Canadians?
The Public Health Agency of Canada-Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Influenza Research Network (PCIRN) is conducting clinical trials for the H1N1 flu vaccine in 10 locations across Canada. About one-quarter (1/4) of the clinical trial participants are Aboriginal adults and children. The trials also include non-Aboriginal adults and children, healthcare workers, people with egg allergies and people with HIV.
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