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The decision wasn’t hard.
If I was going to be free of the stress of keeping a 6-foot distance and constantly pulling my mask over my nose, I knew I was getting a vaccine once it came out for 12- to 15-year-olds.
As a 14-year-old growing more and more tired of knowing that I was the only chink in the armor of my family, it was firmly set in my mind that that shot was going in.
Parents bypass pediatrician, opt for drive-through COVID-19 vaccines
Some Atlanta area parents are eager to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga - After more than a year of social distancing, masks, and other COVID-19 restrictions, Chandler Kirkland thinks a little pain is worth the price of getting back to some modicum of normal. She was one of the many teenagers eager to get her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine Friday at the Viral Solutions drive-through vaccination site in Decatur. I can go out now, go on vacations, have sleepovers with my friends again, said the 13-year-old, smiling wide behind her mask.
VERIFY: 79% of COVID-19 vaccine side effects claims came from women
Right now, everyone is getting the same dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but health experts say women are experiencing more side effects. Author: Kaitlyn Ross, VERIFY TEAM Published: 9:08 AM CDT April 8, 2021 Updated: 9:56 AM CDT April 8, 2021
ATLANTA As millions of people get the COVID-19 vaccine, questions about side effects and impact continue.
Our VERIFY team is dedicated to fact-checking claims made online and questions from viewers.
A claim making the rounds currently is about side effects impacting women more than men. 11Alive s Kaitlyn Ross spoke to health experts to see if there was any truth behind the claim.
VERIFY: Report found 79-percent of COVID-19 vaccine side effects claims came from women
Right now, everyone is getting the same dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but health experts say women are experiencing more side effects. Author: Kaitlyn Ross, VERIFY TEAM Published: 10:08 AM EDT April 8, 2021 Updated: 10:56 AM EDT April 8, 2021
ATLANTA As millions of people get the COVID-19 vaccine, questions about side effects and impact continue.
Our VERIFY team is dedicated to fact-checking claims made online and questions from viewers.
A claim making the rounds currently is about side effects impacting women more than men. 11Alive s Kaitlyn Ross spoke to health experts to see if there was any truth behind the claim.