COVID-19 Vaccination: Gaps In Pediatric Data Make Adult Uptake More Vital, Surgeon General Says

US lawmakers press the Surgeon General and NIH Director on how to instill vaccine confidence in an increasingly wary American public.

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams at Senate hearing 9 September 2020
Surgeon General Jerome Adams testifies to the Senate Health Committee on 9 September 2020

The lack of initial clinical trial data for COVID-19 vaccines in children will make focusing on adult vaccine confidence and uptake even more critical, US Surgeon General Jerome Adams told Congress on 9 September. 

Sen. Mike Enzi, R-WY, asked Adams about when manufacturers will study COVID-19 vaccines in children given the role younger people...

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