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Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine is safe for teenagers

By Mike Brest
Published May 25, 2021 12:33pm ET
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Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine is safe for teenagers
Rambo Islas, 8 months, is held by his mother Maria Islas, as he gets a shot for a vaccine administered by RN, Nicole Ives at the Dallas County Health & Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas on Friday, March 8, 2019. | (Vernon Bryant/AP)

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective in children aged 12-17, the company announced on Tuesday morning.

The company’s study, which included 3,700 participants in the age range, found that no patient who received two doses of the vaccine got the coronavirus. Additionally, it showed an efficacy of 93% after one dose.

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