Moderna has come out with a trial vaccination for children. This trial is in phase 2/3, which is dedicated to researching the new vaccine s safety and side effects. The trial vaccination is currently being offered at a Port Lavaca Clinic.
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According to the Moderna website, the protocol is similar to that of the adults who received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Eligibility:
For children to be eligible, they must be between the ages of 6months and 11 years; they also must be in good health.
Children will not be eligible if they have ever or are currently receiving an investigational vaccine or approved treatment for COVID-19 or have participated in another trial within the past month. Children will also not be eligible to participate in the Moderna kidCOVE trial if they have tested positive for COVID-19 or been around anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19 within two weeks before the first administration of the trial vaccine.
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and last updated 2021-03-04 11:53:42-05
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â A local medical service has begun COVID-19 vaccination trials for kids.
Crossroads Clinical Research is testing the same Moderna vaccine used for adults on kids ages 12-17 years old.
The facility has enrolled 102 children and is looking for tests of 200 more kids.
For each visit, the participant is compensated $100 and the study ends when they meet 3,000 patients nationwide.
âHe was hoping to do something to help our community to move forward from this pandemic,â said one local parent of a participant for the clinical trial.
Crossroads officials say that their efforts are aimed at boosting safety for all consumers when they eventually take their vaccines.
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