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Moderna begins study of Covid-19 vaccine in adolescents

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Moderna has announced that it had dosed the first participant in a mid-to-late stage study testing its Coivd-19 vaccine candidate in adolescents aged 12 to less than 18.

The study is being conducted in collaboration with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). "Our goal is to generate data in the spring of 2021 that will support the use of mRNA-1273 in adolescents in advance of the 2021 school year," said Chief Executive Officer Stéphane Bancel.   Latest coronavirus stories The news comes as the United States prepares to begin distributing the first doses of Covid-19 vaccines from both Moderna and rival Pfizer/BioNTech  to adults, upon a regulatory nod for emergency use.

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