COVID vaccine trial for babies halted early – Here's what we know
NCT ID NCT05584202
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether the mRNA-1273.214 COVID-19 vaccine is safe and works in infants as young as 12 weeks to under 6 months old. It was a small, early-stage trial that was stopped before completion. The main goal was to check for side effects like fever, fussiness, and injection site reactions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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68 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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2 to 6 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Participant is male or female, between 2 and \<6 months of age at the time of consent (Screening Visit), who is in good general health, in the opinion of the investigator, based on review of medical history and screening physical examination. 1. Participant must be at least 12 weeks completed age and must not have completed 6 months at the time of administration of first dose. 2. If the participant has a chronic, stable disease, they may be eligible to enroll in Part 2, but ineligible for Part 1. The chronic condition (for example, gastroesophageal reflux disease) should be stable, per investigator assessment, so that the participant can be considered eligible for inclusion in Part 2. * Participant was born at ≥37 weeks gestation (Part 1) or ≥34 weeks gestation (Part 2), with a minimum birth weight of 2.5 kilograms (kg), without fetal growth restriction, and the participant's height and weight are both at or above the second percentile for age according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/World Health Organization Child Growth Standard at the Screening Visit. * In the investigator's opinion, the parent(s)/legally authorized representative(s) understand and are willing and physically able to comply with protocol-mandated follow-up, including all procedures, and provide written informed consent. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Participant has a known history of SARS-CoV-2 infection within 2 weeks prior to administration of study drug or has a known close contact in the past 2 weeks to someone diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Participants may be rescreened after 14 days provided that they remain asymptomatic. * Participant is acutely ill or febrile 72 hours prior to or at the Screening Visit. Fever is defined as a body temperature ≥38.0°Celcius/≥100.4°Farenheit. Participants who meet this criterion may have visits rescheduled within the relevant study visit windows. Afebrile participants with minor illnesses can be enrolled at the discretion of the investigator. * Participant has previously been administered an investigational or approved CoV (for example, SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome \[MERS\]-CoV) vaccine. * Participant has undergone treatment with investigational or approved agents for prophylaxis against COVID-19 (for example, receipt of SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies) within 90 days prior to enrollment. * Participant has a known hypersensitivity to a component of the vaccine or its excipients. Hypersensitivity includes, but is not limited to, anaphylaxis or immediate allergic reaction of any severity to any of the components of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines (including polyethylene glycol or immediate allergic reaction of any severity to polysorbate). * Participant has a medical, psychiatric, or occupational condition, that, according to the investigator's judgment, may pose additional risk as a result of participation, interfere with safety assessments, or interfere with interpretation of results. * Participant has a history of diagnosis or condition that, in the judgment of the investigator, may affect study endpoint assessment or compromise participant safety. * Participant has received the following: 1. Any routine vaccination with inactivated or live vaccine(s) within 14 days prior to first or second vaccination or plans to receive such a vaccine within 14 days of any study vaccination. 2. Systemic immunosuppressants or immune-modifying drugs (including maternal use during pregnancy or lactation) for \>14 days in total within 6 months prior to the day of enrollment (for corticosteroids, ≥ 1 milligrams (mg)/kg/day or, if participant weighs \>10 kg: ≥10 mg/day prednisone equivalent). Participants may have visits rescheduled for enrollment if they no longer meet this criterion within the Screening Visit window. Inhaled, nasal, and topical steroids are allowed. 3. Intravenous or subcutaneous blood products (red blood cells, platelets, immunoglobulins) within 3 months prior to enrollment. * Participant has participated in an interventional clinical study within 28 days prior to the Screening Visit or plans to do so while participating in this study, or maternal participation in an interventional clinical study during pregnancy. Note: Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Acevedo Clinical Research
Miami, Florida, 33142-2946, United States
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Advances In Health Inc
Pearland, Texas, 77584, United States
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Be Well Clinical Studies
Lincoln, Nebraska, 68516, United States
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Cedar Health Research - Dedicated Research Facility
Dallas, Texas, 75251, United States
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Center For Clinical Trials LLC
Paramount, California, 90723, United States
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Child Health Care Associates
East Syracuse, New York, 13057, United States
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Clinical Research Institute, Inc
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402, United States
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Clinical Research Partners, LLC
Richmond, Virginia, 23226, United States
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Coastal Pediatric Research
Charleston, South Carolina, 29414, United States
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D&H National Research Centers
Miami, Florida, 33155, United States
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DM Clinical Research - Kool Kids Pediatrics - ERN - PPDS
Houston, Texas, 77065-5471, United States
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Eclipse Clinical Research
Tucson, Arizona, 85745, United States
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Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Excellence Medical and Research LLC
Miami Gardens, Florida, 33169, United States
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KM International Research Operation - Saint Cloud
Saint Cloud, Florida, 34769, United States
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Kissimmee Clinical Research
Kissimmee, Florida, 34741, United States
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Madera Family Medical Group
Madera, California, 93637, United States
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MedPharmics - Platinum - PPDS
Covington, Louisiana, 70433-7237, United States
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MedPharmics - Platinum - PPDS
Lafayette, Louisiana, 70508, United States
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Medical Research Partners- Ammon
Ammon, Idaho, 83406, United States
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Meridian Clinical Research (Washington) - PPDS
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20016, United States
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PAS Research
Clearwater, Florida, 33756, United States
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PAS Research
Tampa, Florida, 33613, United States
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PI-Coor Clinical Research LLC
Burke, Virginia, 22015, United States
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Prohealth Research Center
Doral, Florida, 33166, United States
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SeraCollection Research Services LLC
Montebello, California, 90640, United States
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South Texas Clinical Research - Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas, 78404, United States
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Stony Brook University Medical Center
Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
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Suncoast Research Associates LLC - ERN - PPDS
Miami, Florida, 33173, United States
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Tanner Clinic
Layton, Utah, 84041, United States
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Trinity Clinical Research, LLC - Bessemer
Bessemer, Alabama, 35022, United States
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UAB Pediatrics
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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UMass Memorial Medical Center
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
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UPMC University Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15123, United States
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University of Florida Jackonsville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research (Hastings - Nebraska) - PPDS
Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States
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Victoria Clinical Research Group
Port Lavaca, Texas, 77979, United States
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Wee Care Pediatrics
Syracuse, Utah, 84075, United States
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