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Moderna begins testing Covid-19 vaccine on babies and young children – Yahoo News Australia
Infants as young as six months are taking part in the Covid-19 jab study.
The US drug company Moderna has begun studying its Covid-19 vaccine in children aged six months to 11-years-old the company said on Tuesday.
Moderna is the first US manufacturer to test its vaccine on infants.
The company plans to enrol some 6,750 children in the US and Canada for the trial.
The inoculation of children and young people is seen as critical to achieving the level of herd humanity necessary to halt the pandemic.
While the risk of children becoming seriously ill from the virus is smaller…
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