He said he feels pretty special.
Jack said he s participating because he wants people to know the vaccine is safe. It s important so that we can stop the spreading of COVID-19 and go back to normal, said Jack.
Moderna recently started trials for adolescents at a limited number of sites. Currently, teens younger than 16 can t get the vaccine unless they re in a trial, and even then they could get the placebo. It s a two to one ratio of vaccine to placebo.
Jack s mother, Leeanne Dyment, supports the trial so much, she s participating in a different trial herself. She s part of the Novavax study and just got her first dose last week.