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Historic NY

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3. A 1100 people random across the country include Navajo nation.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sun Sep 13, 2020, 05:21 PM

Sep 2020

The randomized double blind trials totaling 1,100 people will be conducted at over 20 ambulatory clinics in medical centers across the U.S., including the Navajo Nation, and will help researchers determine whether convalescent blood plasma therapy can effectively be used to treat people in the early stage of COVID-19 illness or prevent the infection in those at high risk of exposure to the virus at their home or jobs.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/johns-hopkins-receives-35-million-in-funding-from-department-of-defense-for-covid-19-blood-plasma-trials

The Article has been manipulated to make it seem like it only going to be Navajo Nations people

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Navajos to be used in coronavirus vaccine experiments by Johns Hopkins and drug company [View all] douglas9 Sep 2020 OP

Might shoulda asked some people in Tuskegee about the wisdom of this. ret5hd Sep 2020 #1

Jeezus they just announced they have zero cases I think soothsayer Sep 2020 #2

A 1100 people random across the country include Navajo nation. Historic NY Sep 2020 #3