Covid-19: Moderna Begins Testing Its Vaccine in Children

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Covid-19: Moderna Begins Testing Its Vaccine in Children

Europe’s drug regulator is pushing back on fears about the AstraZeneca vaccine. And more than a dozen countries have suspended the use of the vaccine, although Australia, Britain and Thailand are moving ahead with it.

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