COVID-19 vaccine trials for kids are critical for Utah — its young population can’t hit herd immunity without them

Here’s how one Utah family decided to join a clinical trial to test the coronavirus vaccine for children.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) l-r The Sweeten children Emily, 5, Kaden, 10 and Jackson, 8, laughing with their mother Tristen, will participate in Moderna's upcoming clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine, to determine their safety and efficacy for children as young as 6 months.

COVID-19 vaccine trials for kids are critical for Utah — its young population can’t hit herd immunity without them

Here’s how one Utah family decided to join a clinical trial to test the coronavirus vaccine for children.

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