Moderna Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Effective, Safe in Children Ages 6 to 11

Moderna Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Effective, Safe in Children Ages 6 to 11
Vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine are seen in Bridgeport, Conn., in a file photograph. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Moderna said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine is able to generate a strong immune response in children ages 6 to 11, citing a new study.

The company said that an interim analysis of data showed a “robust neutralizing antibody response” after two shots of its mRNA-1273 vaccine were administered at a 50 microgram dose level, or half the dosage of the vaccine used in adults, to children in this age group.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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