Scientists confident about Covid-19 vaccine for children but not all parents agree
Many are concerned that vaccine hesitancy in some adults will be even more pronounced when it comes to their children
17 April 2021 - 07:00
Tristen Sweeten, a 34-year-old nurse in Utah, hopes her three children will receive Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine through its paediatric clinical trial. The sooner the better, she said, for their safety and the greater goal of ending the pandemic.
Angie Ankoma, a 45-year-old black mother of four who works in philanthropy in Rhode Island, believes trials must include diverse populations, and participated in one for a Covid-19 vaccine herself. Volunteering her children for possible inclusion in Moderna’s trial was a tougher call...
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