Moderna considers Australia for vaccine trial for under-12s

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Moderna is evaluating Australia as one location for a trial that aims to enrol 6000 children aged from six months to 12 years, with most of the study taking place in the United States | Exclusive by CroweDM

The move, revealed in the company’s quarterly report to US regulators in recent days, comes as the federal government talks to Moderna officials about the cost of building a facility to manufacture its messenger RNA vaccine in Australia.

That compares to the forecast rate of about eight million doses of Pfizer in each of the final three months of the year.Moderna revealed its trial plan in a financial report that showed a surge in net income to $US4 billion for the six months to June 30, compared to a net loss of $US241 million in the same period the previous year.“The study population will be divided into three age groups and up to three dose levels of mRNA-1273 will be evaluated,” it said.

The developer of the Pfizer vaccine, German company BioNTech, has agreements to develop facilities in Singapore and China, with both deals aiming for production in 2023.

 

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CroweDM Any parent that lets this happen to their child should have their children taken away from them..

CroweDM Lot journalists has been campaigning for kids to vaccinated next after above 40.

CroweDM Please ABC news stop saying “anyone over 16” can get Pfizer/Moderna. This is dismissive of the over 90% of elderly Australians NOT in aged care - supposedly the group most vulnerable to death who are IGNORED when offering vaccine choice.

CroweDM NO!!!

CroweDM The US usually reserve treating developing world country's citizens as lab rats, but regressive Liberal govts have pushed us so far down that track we're not far off now, well done everyone🙄

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