Mohegan For many of the young people lining up Saturday for their first chance at a COVID-19 vaccination, the hesitation was less about the vaccine and more about the needle.
The fear of needles, however, did not stop a large turnout of the newly eligible 12- to 15-year-olds at a Yale New Haven Health vaccination clinic at Mohegan Sun.
“I don’t really like getting shots, but I want this one. I just want COVID to go away,” said 12-year-old Haylee Hanner of Ledyard.
Hanner waited with dozens of other people for a chance to enter the casino’s Seasons Buffet, which has been transformed into a vaccination clinic.