Emory, Children s Healthcare of Atlanta enrolling young children in Moderna vaccine trial
Currently children between the ages of 6 months and up to 12 years old are needed for the trial. Author: Joe Henke Updated: 5:24 PM EDT May 10, 2021
ATLANTA Emory University and Children s Healthcare of Atlanta are looking to enroll children between the ages of 6 months and 12 years old for a clinical trial of Moderna s COVID-19 vaccine.
The trial will use the same vaccine authorized in December for use with all adults in the U.S., under an emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
“This is a critical step for children which could make it possible for them to receive the same type of immune protection now provided to adults,” said Dr. Evan Anderson in a press release from Emory. Anderson is an attending physician at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory and the study site principal investigator for the trial. �
Physicians from Emory and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta are participating in a clinical trial testing Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 6 months to less than 12 years. Children are expected to begin enrolling in the trial at the Emory Children’s Center in the coming days.
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ATLANTA – Physicians from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University are participating in a clinical trial testing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 6 months to less than 12 years.
This is the same Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine that is being distributed nationwide for adults ages 18 and older following an emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December for that age group. The initial phase of the KidCOVE study will test different doses of the vaccine to evaluate safety in a younger population. Children are expected to begin enrolling in the trial at the Emory Children’s Center (ECC) in the coming days.
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