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In photos: Maine teens who got vaccines
Press Herald photographers caught up to Portland-area high school students getting their COVID-19 vaccinations this spring. Here’s what they had to say.
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Photo by Ben McCanna
On April 6, one day before people ages 16 and up were eligible for the vaccine, Chloe MacVane,17, of South Portland received her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Portland Expo because she works at a day care center. MacVane said she was nervous about receiving the vaccine, because it’s new and any long-term side effects are unknown, but she also felt relief and lucky to be one of the teens who could get it.
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Relatively few teens have gotten vaccinated. A few Casco Bay High students explain why they did
Although COVID-19 appears less risky to young people, there are other issues to consider, such as trying to achieve herd immunity, some said.
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From left, Jireh Nyarushati and Dan Ninziza, seniors at Casco Bay High School, talk with the media Tuesday outside the vaccination clinic at the Portland Expo. The two were heading inside to get their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Nyarsushati said some of his peers were hesitant to get the vaccine.
Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer