As young people continue to get vaccinated, the community as a whole takes a step closer to reaching herd immunity and protecting children too young for the current vaccines.
On Tuesday, Moderna announced its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12. The company studied close to 4,000 12- to 17-year olds and findings showed the vaccine protects kids as much as it does adults. « I think that age group is around 20% of the population, so it’s excellent news, » Dr. David Weber, the medical director of hospital epidemiology at UNC Health said. As young people continue to get vaccinated, Weber said, the community as a whole takes a step closer to reaching herd immunity and protecting children too young for the current vaccines.
