Adolescent COVID vaccine trial enrollment surpassed expectations in MN
A Moderna vaccine trial for 12-to-17 year-olds filled up fast in Minnesota and there have been no safety issues reported. Author: Kent Erdahl Updated: 8:11 PM CST February 13, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS Now that the United States has secured enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to reach an estimated 300 million Americans by July, Dr. Anthony Fauci says parents could expect to have their school-aged children vaccinated by the time schools go back to class next fall.
The timeline is dependent on child vaccine trials that have already begun across the country, including here in Minnesota.
On Friday, 14-year-old Max Aronson became the latest to enroll in a Moderna adolescent COVID-19 vaccine trial at the Clinical Research Institute in Minneapolis.