Three siblings - ages 1, 3 and 6 - receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine clinical ...

Three siblings - ages 1, 3 and 6 - receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine clinical ...
Three siblings - ages 1, 3 and 6 - receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine clinical ...

Three siblings are taking part in the clinical trials looking at how well Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine works in young children.

Ellie, six; Christian, three; and Sloan, one; Bui of Jefferson, Louisiana - which is just to the west of New Orleans - each received their first shot in June. 

Pfizer, which had the first COVID-19 vaccine available for any American over the age of 12, is hoping to get emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to distribute their vaccine to children even younger by the fall.

The three children's parents told ABC News they are excited that their children have an opportunity to take part in the study and get access to the vaccine early.

The trials start as parents around the country are split as to whether they should vaccinate their children. 

Three children in the Bui family are taking part in Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trials for children under the age of 12. Pictured, left to right:

Three children in the Bui family are taking part in Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trials for children under the age of 12. Pictured, left to right:

Christian Bui, sis, receives a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as part of a clinical trial

Christian Bui, sis, receives a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as part of a clinical trial

'For us, our kids living safely in a world where we don't have to worry about them getting sick from COVID, being able to go to school, have playdates with their friends, we feel strongly that vaccine is what is going to get us to those goals,' said their mother Dr Erin Biro,  who works as a neurosurgeon at Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson.

Their father, Dr. Cuong Bui, also works as a neurosurgeon at the same hospital. 

Pfizer began its trials of the vaccine for children under the age of 12 earlier this month. 

Children will receive doses of the vaccine 21 days apart from one another and researchers will look for side effects and other potential reactions.

Children who receive the vaccine will also be tested for antibodies to see if the vaccine is producing resistances to

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