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Moderna begins testing COVID-19 vaccine on children | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Evan Anstey, WGN Moderna has begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine on children. “We are pleased to begin this Phase 2/3 study of mRNA-1273 in healthy children in the U.S. and Canada and we thank NIAID and BARDA for their collaboration,” said Stéphane Bancel, chief executive officer of Moderna. “It is humbling to know that 17.8 million adults in the U.S. have received […]

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