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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Moderna Says Infant Covid Vaccine Succeeded in Trial

Moderna said it would submit authorization requests to the US Food and Drug Administration, European Medicines Agency and other global regulators for its Covid vaccine in children aged six months to six years Joseph Prezioso AFP/File

US biotech firm Moderna on Wednesday said it was pursuing regulatory approval for its Covid vaccine in children under six years old after the two-shot regimen was found to be safe and produced a strong immune response.

Specifically, two doses of 25 micrograms given to babies, toddlers and preschoolers generated similar levels of antibodies to two doses of 100 micrograms given to young people aged 18-25, indicating there would be similar levels of protection, AFP said.

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