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Mumbai facing shortage of children for Covid-19 vaccine trial

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Updated on: 20 October,2021 08:10 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Somita Pal |

With close to 60 per cent of Mumbai kids having COVID antibodies, doctors have so far been able to find only nine young volunteers for two-dose tests

Mumbai facing shortage of children for Covid-19 vaccine trial

Severe comorbidities and illnesses are the other exclusion criteria

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Nair hospital is facing a new hurdle in its vaccine trial for children, as most of them fail the eligibility criteria of being negative for Covid-19 antibodies. 

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