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The Day - Oxford-AstraZeneca begins a vaccine trial for children - News from southeastern Connecticut


Published February 13. 2021 7:19PM | Updated February 14. 2021 10:00AM
Kim Bellware, Washington Post
Oxford University announced Friday it started testing its coronavirus vaccine in children as young as six in a move that expands coronavirus vaccine trials to the youngest age group yet.
The Oxford trial will include 300 child volunteers ages 6 to 17, with 240 of them receiving the vaccine co-developed with drugmaker AstraZeneca; the remaining participants will receive a control meningitis vaccine that has been proven safe in children but is expected to mimic similar side effects of a COVID-19 shot, the university said in a statement.
Before the Oxford/AstraZeneca trial, testing had not included children younger than 12. Three other companies Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen have announced plans to start trials for younger children this spring. ....

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