Moderna Testing Lower Dose Version Of COVID Vaccine For Kids, Variants
At a lower dose, the company says it could stretch its supply and produce up to 300 million doses annually.
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At a lower dose, the company says it could stretch its supply and produce up to 300 million doses annually.
Not a single teen who received two doses of the vaccine came down with the coronavirus, the Cambridge-based biotech company said.
Moderna expects FDA approval of its COVID vaccine for children 12-17 years old is just weeks away.
"No serious safety concerns have been identified to date," Moderna said about the trial on teens.
Moderna said initial test results of its vaccine booster shot show it works against two variants of COVID-19.
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Moderna said new data shows its COVID-19 vaccine continues to provide strong protection.
Moderna said it's COVID-19 vaccine offers protection for at least six months.
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The study, called kidCOVE, is expected to enroll 6,750 healthy children in the U.S. and Canada.
Moderna said early studies show its COVID vaccine is effective against variants of the virus, but it is evaluating booster doses of the vaccine "out of an abundance of caution."
Moderna is anticipating it will have delivered 100 million doses to the U.S. government by the end of March
UMass Medical School is actively recruiting individuals aged 12 to 17 for a clinical trial.
Moderna says it has supplied the federal government with 30.4 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine so far.
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Fewer than 10 people, who all received the vaccine at the same community site, needed medical attention over a 24-hour period, officials said.
Moderna's chief medical officer said they will have to test people to see if adding a boost of a third dose might extend protection.
Moderna says the technology it used to develop a COVID-19 vaccine will now be used to develop three new vaccines, including shots for the seasonal flu and HIV.
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