Moderna has announced has a COVID-19 vaccine that works in babies, toddlers and young children.
When Moderna submits the data to the Food and Drug Administration, the agency will debate if it should authorize the vaccine’s emergency use, then the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will have the final sign-off.APThe formula is a smaller dose for children from the age of 6 months to 5 years old.
It was 44% effective in preventing an omicron infection for children between the age of 6 months and 2 years old and 38% effective for children between the ages of 2 and 5 years old,None of the children developed a severe case of COVID-19 and breakthrough cases were mild, Moderna said, according toChildren under the age of 5 are the only part of the population that has not had a coronavirus vaccine.