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Babies among those in COVID-19 vaccine trials in Wisconsin
More than 2,500 young children taking part in Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial at American Family Children's Hospital in Madison
Updated: 6:45 PM CST Nov 9, 2021
MADISON, Wis. —With kids as young as 5 years old getting COVID-19 vaccinations, a small group of Wisconsin preschoolers and even some babies are getting the shots.
The groundbreaking research is taking place at the University of Wisconsin Health in Madison.
Children as young as 6 months old are taking part in the trials.
Four-year-old twins Sam and Theo Rodriguez are part of those studies.
"I didn't even feel a thing," Theo told WISN 12 about his vaccine injection.
The boys are part of the new trial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial for kids ages 6 months to 4 years old...