U-D Jesuit teen and vaccine ambassador shares what convinced him to take the shot
By Taryn Asher and David Komer online producer
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FOX 2 - Caleb Knuth, like many young people, wants to get back to school, sports and social life - but wanted to learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine before he said yes. At first I was nervous because I didn t know they did testing or anything already, I didn t want to be a guinea pig, he said. I wasn t on board at first.
Teen vaccine ambassador talks about the shot and why others like him should get it
Why one Metro Detroit teen is getting the vaccine, shoddy mail service, and near-record warmth
By Josh Landon , Veronica Meadows and Jack Nissen
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TUESDAY NEWS HIT - Caleb Knuth is in high school. He gets wanting to be back in school and return to sports. A more active social life would be nice as well.
As do much of the state s teenagers, exhausted from spending the end of a second school year in the middle of a public health crisis they never signed up for.
Michigan recruits students as vaccine ambassadors
The state is throwing as much as it can into outreach for getting the vaccine. That includes deploying high school students who can act as ambassadors and positive influences who will encourage others to get the shot. That includes Caleb Knuth
I m done. That s it ; Michigan s governor, Metro Detroit teens get first vaccine
By Veronica Meadows and Jack Nissen
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Whitmer and her daughter get their vaccine jab at Ford Field
Michigan s governor was joined alongside her daughter and seven other vaccine student ambassadors for their first dose of the Pfizer treatment Tuesday.
Michigan s governor, seated at Ford Field had just joined the ever-growing club of citizens that have gotten vaccinated against COVID-19.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was joined by several student ambassadors who got their first COVID-19 vaccine as well Tuesday morning. Today s appointments will give each patient protection against the coronavirus.