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.
