MADISON, Wis. — As federal officials review whether to grant emergency use authorization to Moderna’s low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6, a UW Health doctor is calling the news a “positive next step.”
Moderna requested the U.S. Food and Drug Administration grant the authorization on Thursday after releasing the results of a clinical trial involving 6,700 children under the age of 5 last month.
Dr. William Hartman from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health’s Department of Anesthesiology said Moderna has more data to submit, but he expects the vaccine to be approved soon.
“This is a giant step forward that the data is completed and to be submitted to the FDA for consideration for an EUA, this is a big step for a lot of parents who have been waiting for this for two years so they can get back to the lives that they’re used to,” he said.
If and when a vaccine for the youngest children is approved, Hartman said he expects an initial rush to get those kids vaccinated followed by a drop-off as other parents wait to see how the shot works.
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