Moderna Plans To Test Coronavirus Vaccine On Children

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Moderna is opening its clinical coronavirus vaccine trials to children ages 12-17.
“Vaccine research in children usually takes a little bit longer than vaccine research in adults,” says AHN Pediatric Alliance pediatrician Dr. Joe Aracri. “We want to make sure the kids are safe, that the protocols are done in a very controlled fashion.”
The study will enroll 3,000 adolescents. Half will get two doses of vaccine, one month apart, while the other ha