U.S. closer to having COVID-19 vaccines for children under six years old
in children two to four years old, although the vaccine did generate good immunity among those six months to two years old, and the company has since tested an additional, third dose of the vaccine to produce a stronger immune response. The FDA will likely compare those data from Pfizer-BioNTech against those from Moderna in these youngest children, which are now available.
As with the Pfizer-BioNTech shot, Moderna’s study also found that antibody levels were higher among the youngest children, from six months to two years old, compared to levels among two to six year olds. Researchers aren’t clear why the youngest kids generated stronger immune responses, but it may be related to their faster growing bodies, including the organs that are responsible for making antibodies and can contribute to a more active response.
Moderna’s team tested its vaccine in this group against the Omicron variant, which is now responsible for the bulk of new infections. The efficacy in protecting kids from six months to six years old from an Omicron infection ranged from 37% to 51%, depending on the children’s ages, with the youngest enjoying stronger efficacy.
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