Children as young as six to be tested for Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine efficacy.

[2greys]

The efficacy of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in children is due to be tested in a new clinical trial beginning this month.

Researchers will use 300 volunteers to assess whether the jab – known as the the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine – produces a strong immune response in children aged between six and 17.

The Oxford jab is one of three to have already been approved for use in adults in the UK, along with those from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has said it was rare for Covid-19 to cause death and severe illness to children.

“In children, the evidence is now clear that Covid-19 is associated with a considerably lower burden of morbidity and mortality compared to that seen in the elderly,” it said.

theguardian.com/world/2021/...

[2greys]

"The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has said it was rare for Covid-19 to cause death and severe illness to children."

Yet the efficacy still needs to be established, what if the virus mutates to affect children? Better to have this information before hand, just in case.

[Annie31 in reply to 2greys]

Good luck on getting 6 year-olds to volunteer having a needle stuck in their arms!😁

I wonder where they'll get the parents to offer up their children as the guinea-pigs!😮

[micox]

How can these children consent. Presumably it will be parents or institutional carers pushing them into it.

[Annie31 in reply to micox]

That is my fear!