‘I think it’s time to get moving.’ Experts call for COVID-19 vaccination trials to begin for young children

For more than half his life, Alexandra Haake Kamberos’ 18-month-old son has lived under quarantine conditions.

As a result, otherwise normal occurrences, like indoor playdates and trips to the grocery store, aren’t a regular part of the Chicago boy’s life right now, his mother said.

While people around the world wait for the authorization and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines that will eventually allow for a return to normal life, young children may have to wait longer. That is spurring an urgent cry from pediatricians to include these children in trials to reduce their delay in becoming vaccinated.

Children under 12 years old