Hundreds of Chesterfield residents prepared to take part in Covid-19 vaccine research

A total of 4,220 in Derbyshire have offered to join the research as part of the national effort to find a vaccine to prevent the spread of the virus – including 430 in Chesterfield.

The NHS Covid-19 vaccine registry allows people to indicate their interest in participating in essential research to test vaccines.

Once a suitable study becomes available, people who have signed up will be contacted by researchers to invite them to take part.

A number of new vaccine trials for Covid-19 are expected to launch in the coming weeks, adding to those already underway across the UK.

Professor David Rowbotham, clinical director for the NIHR Clinical Research Network East Midlands, said: “We’re incredibly grateful to everyone in Derbyshire who has signed up to take part in Cpvid-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.

"I would urge everyone to sign up to the NHS Covid-19 vaccine registry.

"Everyone involved in coronavirus research is making an enormous contribution and we are proud that our region is at the very heart of the research response to the disease.”