Georgia teen participates in COVID-19 vaccine trial
Georgia teen helps test COVID-19 vaccine
A Georgia teen has volunteered to help test the coronavirus vaccine after seeing firsthand what the virus can do.
ATLANTA - A metro Atlanta area teenager is volunteering in the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial.
Elijah Roth said he had no hesitation when his mother brought up the idea of taking part in the trial. It s really incredible to be a part of it and to be a part of medical history, said the 15-year-old.
He is now one of several thousand teenagers taking part in the trial. He received either the vaccine or the placebo on Tuesday.