Federal public health experts are set to hold an emergency meeting next week to address a possible link between COVID-19 vaccines and a rare heart condition among teens and young adults.
UF Health set to follow group of children under 2 for Moderna vaccine trial
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – UF Health Jacksonville is part of Moderna’s clinical trials to make coronavirus vaccines available to the youngest children in the U.S. The trial, underway right now, is to determine if the vaccine is safe and effective younger than age 2.
The first children taking part in the UF Health Jacksonville trial were immunized Tuesday. It is a group of four. They will be followed for a year to see how well they are protected against COVID-19, its variants and whether or not there are any side effects.
UF Health Jacksonville will begin giving children under the age of 2 years old Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, as part of the company’s clinical trials, according to Pediatric Epidemiologist Dr. Mobeen Rathore.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The first COVID-19 vaccine shots have been put into the arms of our youngest children.
UF Health Jacksonville Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology Dr. Mobeen Rathore said KidCOVE is the first large COVID-19 vaccine study of children, which will enroll about 6,750 kids.
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