Thursday, March 13, 2025

Tag: 000 and a Toy: Novavax Dangles Incentives to Fill Clinical Trials on COVID Shots for Babies

$3,000 and a Toy: Novavax Dangles Incentives to Fill Clinical Trials on COVID Shots for Babies, Kids

by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D., Childrens Health Defense:

The “Hummingbird” trial is testing two primary shots and a booster shot of Novavax’s adjuvanted recombinant spike protein nanoparticle vaccine in children. The trial is enrolling 3,600 children from the U.S. and other countries.

Novavax is offering parents up to $3,000 to enroll their children in the vaccine maker’s Phase 2/3 COVID-19 vaccine trial for infants and children ages 6 months to 11 years. The offer also includes a stuffed animal for each child.