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Moderna official on vaccines for kids, omicron-specific shot

A Moderna official on COVID vaccines for kids, omicron-specific shot, waiving patents

Aired 01/27/2022

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Moderna official on vaccines for kids, omicron-specific shot

Clip: 1/27/2022 | 7m 21sVideo has Closed Captions

A Moderna official on COVID vaccines for kids, omicron-specific shot, waiving patents

Moderna and Pfizer announced they are moving forward with trials of a new booster designed to guard specifically against omicron. This comes as the CDC reported Thursday that a third shot of either of those vaccines substantially reduced the risk of hospitalizations among people with weakened immune systems. Amna Nawaz speaks with a top Moderna scientist about several key vaccine questions.

Aired 01/27/2022

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