(CNN) – The number of people in the US getting a COVID-19 vaccine is rising. But even if you’re fully vaccinated, more shots could be in your future. Vaccine makers are now saying people should prepare to get booster shots in the future but health experts are unsure if, and when, that may happen.
It’s still unclear if they are needed or how long the protection from a COVID-19 vaccine regiment lasts, researchers and health officials suspect it may wane after a year or more.
Medical Director of Baylor College of Medicine Dr. Richina Bicette said, “Both the Pfizer and Moderna’s CEOs have some out and said that they believe that booster shots are going to be needed within eight to twelve months from your first dose because of the data they’re seeing. Now we can only assume that means because of the immunity they’re following from people who were in their clinical trials. But they haven’t released that data just yet.”
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Moderna COVID vaccine clinical trials in school-age kids to begin in Houston by this summer
Although children are less affected by COVID-19 than adults, Dr. Flor Munoz with Baylor College of Medicine says they still make up about 20% of cases. Author: Stephanie Whitfield Updated: 6:54 PM CDT March 16, 2021
HOUSTON Moderna says the first group of young children in their pediatric clinical trial have received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The trial will test the vaccine on children between 6 months old and 11 years old. Houston will eventually be one of the cities enrolling kids in the clinical trial.
Associate professor of pediatrics - infectious diseases at Baylor College of Medicine Dr. Flor Munoz is one of the investigators in the Moderna pediatric trial, which is being planned in the Texas Medical Center.
Print this article Medical workers prepare Moderna’s coronavirus vaccines at a drive-through vaccination site in Robstown, Texas, February 9, 2021.
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