A trial is now planned for a children's COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr. Robert Frenck is leading the research at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
He says studies typically begin with adults first to see how they'll respond to possible vaccines.
Child trials underway in Cincinnatti Children's Hospital
Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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