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 Brothers Thomas and Brendan Lo, and Sydney Glover were among the
first adolescents to be vaccinated at the Cohen Children's Medical
Center on New York's Long Island.
"It feels good," said Thomas, 15. "Now I can meet with my friends
and I won't have to worry so much about getting COVID. COVID is
probably a ton worse than getting a vaccine."
U.S. regulators authorized Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for
use in children as young as 12 earlier in the week, the first
COVID-19 vaccine to be approved in the United States for ages 12 to
15.
Vaccinating younger ages is considered an important step for getting
children back into schools safely. U.S. President Joe Biden has
asked states to make the vaccine available to younger adolescents
immediately.
and Karishma Singh)
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 Most children with COVID-19
only develop mild symptoms or no symptoms at
all. However, children are not without risk of
becoming seriously ill, and they can still
spread the virus. There have been outbreaks
traced to sporting events and other activities
for children in this age range.
When asked what he will do after receiving the
vaccine, Thomas said, "First, I'm going to wait
for the second dose and then after that two
weeks I'll be able to be fully protected against
COVID. And then I'll go hang out with some
friends."
(Reporting by Andrew Hofstetter; Editing by
Angela Moore
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