Category: clinical trials

Moderna Plans to Test Its COVID-19 Vaccine on Canadian Children

TORONTO—Moderna says upcoming clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine will include Canadian children. The company announced details of its Phase 2/3 study of COVID-19 earlier this week. It’s expected to involve 6,750 healthy pediatric participants aged six months to 12 years. Moderna says initial participants are based in the United States but that Canadian sites…


Clinical Trials Start for USask’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

HALIFAX—Clinical trials have begun for another Canadian-made COVID-19 vaccine candidate, with three people receiving an initial dose on Wednesday. The Canadian Center for Vaccinology says the first of 108 healthy adult volunteers received injections in Halifax. The placebo-controlled study will administer two doses to each volunteer, 28 days apart. “It’s a product of Canadian science,…