Call for volunteers to test COVID-19 vaccines

Who can volunteer?

Any person over 18 years of age who does not have a contraindication to vaccination (for example, those who are seriously ill or taking immunosuppressive therapy).

People who are 65 years of age or older or who have risk factors for COVID-19 (such as diabetes, being overweight, high blood pressure, kidney failure) are particularly encouraged to volunteer. These people may have a weakened immune system, even though they will have to be among the first people vaccinated. The vaccines under study will therefore have to demonstrate their efficacy in these circumstances.

How do I register?

All it takes is pre-register on the national Covireivac platform and complete an initial health questionnaire. If a trial takes place in your area and it suits you, you will be contacted by telephone to offer to participate in a trial that will be explained to you by a doctor. The different trials will take place over about 2 years, so you can be contacted quickly or in several months. It is also possible that you will never be called.

How is the vaccination and follow-up going?

A first date with a doctor to confirm your consent for the trial and a blood test is done for COVID-19 serology.

Vaccination take place in a hospital or nursing home with medical supervision of varying duration depending on the trial and of a maximum of half a day.

You will then be followed between 3 and 12 months. This monitoring consists of regular blood tests or a simple follow-up of symptoms. Monitoring will be closer (up to once a day) during the first week and then weekly during the first month.

Once the test has been completed, you will be followed for 1 to 2 years as part of a monitoring program.