Are we testing #COVID19 vaccines for kids?

I often see an assumption that the COVID vaccines being trialed will be available for kids at the same time as adults assuming efficacy. And that& #39;s a big (HUGE) assumption.

Let& #39;s take a look at the Oxford, Moderna, and Pfizer trials

Oxford Clinical Trials Link:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04400838?term=vaccine&recrs=adf&type=Intr&cond=COVID&cntry=GB&phase=2&draw=2&rank=1

Two">https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/... things:
1) Efficacy doesn& #39;t appear to be primary outcome for kids as they are only getting one dose
2) Where are the 13-17 yo kids

If I am missing something, happy to be corrected

The two mRNA candidates:
Moderna Clinical Trials Link:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04470427?term=vaccine&recrs=adf&type=Intr&cond=COVID&cntry=US&phase=2&draw=2&rank=2

Pfizer">https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/... Clinical Trials Link:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04368728?term=vaccine&recrs=adf&type=Intr&cond=COVID&cntry=US&phase=2&draw=2&rank=3

These">https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/... trials are easier as are both 18+ so no inclusion of kids. The others including the NA-831 adjuvant for OPV also focused on adults.

Pre-COVID, if we only had data on adults, we would do step-down studies to test for safety in adolescents, kids, etc. Now, exclusion of 13-17 yo in Oxford might be a mistake in clinical trials registration, but mRNA studies seem to be adults only. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944327/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...

It may be that ACIP ( https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/index.html)">https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/... approves for kids anyways but I think that this would be uncommon without more data on safety in kids.

All to say, assuming these vaccines work, I don& #39;t think we will have efficacy and safety data for kids for quite some time.

If regulatory bodies do approve for kids, I think 50% of parents will sign up right away, 25% will want to talk about it for an hour, and 25% will refuse.

And would be more challenging conversation than for previous vaccines given 1) unproven technologies 2) limited data in kids