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NBC Universal, Inc. With Massachusetts' outdoor mask order set to be lifted Friday, and with the federal mask mandate now relaxed for fully-vaccinated Americans, some parents are wondering where that leaves children who aren't eligible to be vaccinated. "I do see a lot of parents with children … not enforcing them wearing a mask, and I get it, the kids are going to fight it that age, but I try to instill it and keep putting it back on," said Northbridge mom Felicia Tebo. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.

Updated on March 16, 2021 at 11:55 pm NBC Universal, Inc. There is optimism in the medical community as Moderna, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, announced Tuesday that it had begun clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in children under 12 – all the way down to babies as young as 6 months old. "Even though it does seem like we're going from 12-year-olds all the way down to a much younger age group, at every step of the way, you're being very careful to monitor the children to make sure we're not seeing anything out of the ordinary," said Dr. Rick Malley of Boston Children's Hospital.

Will kids be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine by fall? TODAY 4 days ago © Provided by TODAY Every day, more people are receiving their COVID-19 vaccinations, but one prominent group of Americans, children, still can't get the vaccine, though many experts agree they will need to in order for life to return to normal. The initial clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines didn't include kids, which is standard practice, especially for non-pediatric diseases. But in the fall, Pfizer launched its adolescent trial in kids as young as 12, and more pharmaceutical companies have followed suit. In Dece...

Three major pharmaceutical companies have started COVID-19 vaccine trials in kids, but it doesn't mean getting kids vaccinated is right around the corner.

Three major pharmaceutical companies have started COVID-19 vaccine trials in kids, but it doesn't mean getting kids vaccinated is right around the corner.