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(CNN) - Dr. Evan Anderson, principal investigator for Moderna's coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at Emory University, says the test won't show results until after Election Day.
“At this point, it seems highly unlikely that we will see results before the end of November or December, at best, in my opinion. But it depends on how much covid-19 is circulating in the community at the time the study is ongoing, ”Anderson said in an interview with CNN's Kate Bolduan.
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Moderna is the first company to begin phase three clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine in the US.
Enrollment is increasing rapidly, according to Anderson, and he predicts that full enrollment won't happen until September.
Anderson said studies would be needed to look at the dose and responses of children to the vaccine to determine if it is safe for them, and cautions that this could "take a while."
“I think it would be nice to be able to start those studies soon so that we can help protect children from covid-19, as it is quite clear that they are infected with some frequency and suffer a threat to life and even fatal events related to covid- 19 and the inflammatory syndrome that occurs afterward, ”he said.
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