Volunteers for a vaccine: Like many who volunteer for Dr. Lawrence Sher’s COVID-19 vaccine trials, the author lost a loved one to the disease
Dr. Lawrence Sher of Peninsula Research Associates with staff members Jordan Wertheimer (VP of Clinical Operations), Dr. Sher, Kristen Currie (clinical research coordinator) and Heather Mendoza (clinical research coordinator). Photo courtesy of Peninsula Research Associates I met Dr. Lawrence Sher in mid April. My husband had fallen ill. He was hospitalized, tested positive for COVID-19, and, tragically, a few days after coming home from the hospital, he died. I felt fortunate in having him home during his final days. Since I had been with him while he was contagious, I was at high risk of also having contracted the virus. So, I went to Dr. Sher’s Palos Verdes Medical Group to be tested, and fortunately tested negative. Dr. Sher is conducting a vaccine trial that could help lead to controlling the COVID-19 pandemic that took the life of my husband and over 200,000 other Americans. Dr. Sher grew up in Huntington Beach. His parents owned a furniture store and had not gone to college. However, they pushed him to pursue higher education and to help others. After graduating from medical school at the University of Utah, Dr. Sher trained for seven years at UCLA. Research became the…
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