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COVID-19: Moderna Begins Vaccine Trials For Children, Babies COVID-19: Moderna Begins Vaccine Trials For Children, Babies
Covid-19: Moderna Begins Vaccine Trials For Children, Babies Moderna is moving forward with its latest COVID-19 vaccine trial, testing it in children six months to less than 12 years old as the company reviews the effectiveness and safety of the shot in younger Americans. As part of the study, researchers will be giving two injections 28 days apart of either the Moderna vaccine or a placebo, to the children being tested. The current Moderna vaccine has only been authorized for use in those 18 and older. Kids who get the vaccine will receive one of three possible doses, from 25 micrograms up to 100 micrograms – the same dose that received an emergen…

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