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COVID Vaccine Now Being Tested on Young Children
The drug company Moderna announced Tuesday it has begun to test the effects of its coronavirus vaccine on children under 12, including babies as old as 6 months.
The company expects to enroll 6,750 healthy children in the United States and Canada for the study, according to the news releasevaccine clinic medical director, told The New York Times. He is not involved with the study.
Moderna is also testing the vaccine in 3,000 children between the ages of 12 and 17 in a separate study and is expected to have results by summer.
The vaccine is not yet authorized for use in children, so it would need to be approved before children could be inoculated.
As of March 11, over 3.28 million children have tested positive for COVID-19, about 13.2 percent of total cases, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported.
Children also accounted for 0-0.19 percent of all COVID-19 deaths.
Although severe illnessnews releaseshotsfact sheet.
As of February 16, Moderna has provided 45.4 million doses of its vaccine to the United States government, according to a news release.
The company expects to deliver an additional 100 million doses by the end of March, followed by an additional 200 million doses by the end of May and July.
COVID Vaccine Now Being Tested on Young Children
The drug company Moderna announced Tuesday it has begun to test the effects of its coronavirus vaccine on children under 12, including babies as old as 6 months.
The company expects to enroll 6,750 healthy children in the United States and Canada for the study, according to the news releasevaccine clinic medical director, told The New York Times. He is not involved with the study.
Moderna is also testing the vaccine in 3,000 children between the ages of 12 and 17 in a separate study and is expected to have results by summer.
The vaccine is not yet authorized for use in children, so it would need to be approved before children could be inoculated.
As of March 11, over 3.28 million children have tested positive for COVID-19, about 13.2 percent of total cases, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported.
Children also accounted for 0-0.19 percent of all COVID-19 deaths.
Although severe illnessnews releaseshotsfact sheet.
As of February 16, Moderna has provided 45.4 million doses of its vaccine to the United States government, according to a news release.
The company expects to deliver an additional 100 million doses by the end of March, followed by an additional 200 million doses by the end of May and July.
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