COVID-19 vaccines for kids are almost here. Are we ready?
The Decibel
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Are We in a Better Spot?
We're hoping it's as soon as possible. It could be as early as sometime in november, and certainly over the weekend. Maderna is now saying that its first data involving kids aged six to 11 has been complete. And theire showing a really strong immune response in their trial. Not unexpected, of course, because we know that this vaccine works really well in adults. For kids, the dose is basically just less because kids have a reallyStrong immune response. Things are moving really fast. This just makes me think of the roll out for adults, which was very chaotic,. especially where we are in Ontario.
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