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14-year-old Julian Boyce received his first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at NYC Health + Hospitals / Harlem on May 13, 2021 from nurse Kenia Georges in New York.
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Kids are fine.
Teens and young teens began receiving COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday in New York City – the first day the jabs were open to children aged 12 to 15 years.
The teens who got the Pfizer shot, who were approved by the CDC for the age group on Wednesday, said they were relieved and excited to roam safely with other children.
“It was nice to get the vaccine, I felt relieved,” said Daisy Munoz, 12, at the Javits Center in Manhattan. “I’m excited to go to sleep at camp this summer now.”
Her mother, Lexie, said receiving the vaccination “felt like a really big moment.”
Other youths were thrilled at the prospect of digging up their masks.
“It has been like a decade at COVID and I am very excited that we are close to being with it. I am excited not to wear a mask and eat inside, ”said 12-year-old Madlin.
At Empire Outlets Mall on Staten Island, more than half of the people who appeared at the vaccination site were 12 to 15 years old by Thursday afternoon, said Nicole Stumbolis, the site’s director.
“It’s a good turn [that] We are also expected to be busy, ”she said.
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