States begin coronavirus vaccinations for kids 12 and up
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jeremy Haworth, 12, left, leans on his father, Jeff, while waiting to receive his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Providence Edwards Lifesciences vaccination site in Santa Ana, Calif., today.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Payton Nguyen, 12, waits in the observation area after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Providence Edwards Lifesciences vaccination site in Santa Ana, Calif., today.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Julian Boyce, 14, gets a hug from his mother, Satrina Boyce, after he received his first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination dose at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, in New York, today.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jeff Haworth, left, and wife, Heather, register their two sons, Julian, 13, and Jeremy, 12, right, for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Providence Edwards Lifesciences vaccination site in Santa Ana, Calif., today.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Holding his mother's hand, Jeremy Haworth, 12, left, looks away while as his brother, Julian, 13, right, receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Providence Edwards Lifesciences vaccination site in Santa Ana, Calif., today.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Garrette Parkison, 14, raises his writing hand as registered nurse Anna Ehrlich prepares to administer a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Providence Edwards Lifesciences vaccination site in Santa Ana, Calif., today.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Melody Chuang, 14, receives her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from medical assistant Gloria Urgell at Providence Edwards Lifesciences vaccination site in Santa Ana, Calif., today.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jesse Pollock, 14, receives his first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, from nurse Steven Russell, in New York, today.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Shivam Patel, 13, receives his first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination from nurse Diawna Jenkins as his father, Rajesh Patel, observes from the background at the Cook County Public Health Department, today.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Anaiya Layland, 12, receives her first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination as her mother, Ashlesha Patel, observes at the Cook County Public Health Department, today.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Payton Nguyen, 12, arrives at Providence Edwards Lifesciences vaccination site to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Santa Ana, Calif., today.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lucas Kittikamron-Mora, 13, holds a sign in support of COVID-19 vaccinations as he receives his first Pfizer vaccination at the Cook County Public Health Department, today.