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Pfizer begins testing its Covid vaccine in children aged 5-11 as Moderna CEO says his company’s shot for kids will be available by the early fall – Daily Mail

Pfizer-BioNTech announced on Tuesday they have begun late-stage clinical trials of their coronavirus vaccine in children ages five to 11

Lower doses will be used for kids, 10 micrograms, compared to the 30 micrograms that those ages 12 and above receive

The company says it is hoping for data in the latter half of 2021, and is still in the early stages for trials in children between six months to four years old

On Monday, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said he believes his company’s vaccine will be available for kids as young as five years old by early fall

Parents and doctors have been debating about whether or not to inoculate children because they make up just 0.1% of all COVID deaths

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-9664191/Pfizer-begins-testing-Covid-vaccine-children-ages-5-11.html