Houston teens join COVID vaccine trial in hopes of returning to normal
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Animi Williams, 14, center, laughs as her brother Adonye Williams, 16, has his blood drawn by Tenea Johnson, a research assistant, as part of a Moderna vaccine trial for teenagers Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at CyFair Clinical Research Center in Houston. Animi Williams was live-streaming the blood draw for their mother, who was waiting outside in their car.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Adonye Williams, 16, gets a brief exam by Amy Starr, a family nurse practitioner, as his sister Animi Williams, 14, waits for hers Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at CyFair Clinical Research Center in Houston. The siblings volunteered to be part of a Moderna vaccine trial for teenagers.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Moderna says vaccine study in adolescents has picked up speed
The Cambridge company hopes to have results by the summer.
By Jonathan Saltzman Globe Staff,Updated February 3, 2021, 2:41 p.m.
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Moderna s COVID-19 vaccine is currently restricted to people at least 18 years old.Eduardo Munoz/Photographer: Eduardo Munoz/Reut
Three weeks after a federal official said Moderna was struggling to find adolescent volunteers for its latest COVID-19 vaccine study, the Cambridge biotech says enrollment has picked up and it expects to have results of the clinical trial around the middle of the year.
Moderna became the second drug maker to have a coronavirus vaccine cleared for emergency use, on Dec. 18, but the Food and Drug Administration restricted it to people 18 and older, the age range of participants in the firmâs late-stage trial. Pfizer-BioNTech
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) The rollout of vaccines has been focused on adults, but children may soon be eligible, and they could also receive compensation.
Health care officials said that Moderna vaccine trials for adolescents ages 12 to 17 are currently underway. One trial is located in Houston. We re very, very pumped and very excited to be one of those 20 centers, said recruitment lead for clinical research at the Texas Center for Drug Development Dr. Sarah Hasan.
The trial is being conducted at CyFair Clinical Research Center. The teens in the trial are under supervision by doctors during the study.
The research center is part of the organization s Houston Fights COVID initiative.