The children studied developed virus-fighting antibodies similar to the levels vaccinated adults received from a full dose.
According to a recent news release from Moderna, studies have shown that children ages 6 to 11 have strong immune responses to the company's kid-size COVID-19 vaccination, which offered young children half the normal dose given to adults with positive results.
Moderna tested two child-sized doses a month apart, and found the children developed virus-fighting antibodies similar to the levels vaccinated adults received from a full dose, Moderna said in a release., in offering vaccines to younger children soon. Pfizer's vaccination is already authorized for anyone 12 or older, but the company is currently seeking to expand distribution to younger children.
The study was too small to spot any extremely rare side effects, such as heart inflammation that sometimes occurs after either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, mostly among young men.
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