ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) While many are waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine, one population is not even able to get in line. Children. More than 318 children have died. Children need safe and effective vaccines, said Dr. Robert Jacobsen, Mayo Population Health Science Program Director.
Right now, the Moderna vaccine is only recommended for those 18 and older. Pfizer is recommended for people 16 and older, due to European trials in some children. In the United States, trials on children 12 and older began late last year. That might lead us to having approval to use the vaccine in children 12 to 15 by early fall, Jacobsen said.