If cleared by the FDA, Moderna will become the second Covid-19 vaccine available in the U.S. for teens under 18 along with Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine.
to be safe and highly effective. The trial included more than 3,700 participants.
Side effects were generally mild or moderate, the company said. Arm pain at the injection site was the most common side effect after the first dose and headache, fatigue, muscle aches and chills were most common after the second dose. “We are encouraged that the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine was highly effective at preventing Covid-19 and SARS-CoV-2 infection in adolescents," Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said in a statement Thursday.
Moderna's vaccine for adults 18 and older has been administered in the U.S. since December. But vaccinating children has been considered key to
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