Tony Kirkwood, 15, grips his mother's hand Thursday at Kauffman School just before getting his COVID-19 inoculation from Truman Medical Centers/University Health RN Raquel Garcia.
Fifteen-year-old Tony Kirkwood gripped his mother’s hand tightly while he received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Ewing Marion Kauffman School on Thursday.
His mother, Patricia Banks, brought Kirkwood for his vaccination because his school requires them when in-person classes return this fall. But after her son got his jab, she rolled up her sleeve and got one too.
“I wanted more information. I wanted to see what they were offering,” Banks said of making up her mind to get their vaccines. “I prayed about it. I got more information about it, basically.”