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Moderna seeks authorization for COVID-19 vaccine for young children

Name: Moderna seeks authorization for COVID-19 vaccine for young children
Uploaded: 2022-03-24T16:29:13-0400
Duration: 4 min 52 s
Description: Moderna seeks authorization from the FDA and the CDC for its COVID-19 vaccine for young children. The company says its low-dose vaccine can be given to children as young as 6 months. Moderna's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Paul Burton explains to CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Meg Oliver why, even with a low efficacy rate, the vaccine will save young lives.

Moderna seeks authorization from the FDA and the CDC for its COVID-19 vaccine for young children. The company says its low-dose vaccine can be given to children as young as 6 months. Moderna's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Paul Burton explains to CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Meg Oliver why, even with a low efficacy rate, the vaccine will save young lives.