Moderna Report : Vaccine safe for 6 – 11 year-old kids
The U.S. Pharmaceutical – Moderna reported a strong neutralising antibody response to its vaccine in children aged 6-11 and said that they will submit the details of the trial data to global regulators soon.
The children participating in Moderna’s trial were randomly assigned to receive two half doses of the vaccine or two shots of a placebo. Most of the side effects after vaccination were mild to moderate, including fatigue, fever, headache and pain at the injection site. The dosage is half that of the adult vaccine.
The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine has been authorized for adults over the age of 18 years, and recently gained clearance for a third dose in some Americans.
