By CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHELLE LIU
and ED WHITE
Associated Press May 10, 2021
âAP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
Shoppers wear mask as they shop at a nursery & garden shop on
Motherâs Day weekend during COVID-19 pandemic in Wilmette, Ill.,
Saturday.
Nam Y. Huh
Signs about Mother s Day are displayed at a home decor
department store in Northbrook, Ill., Saturday, May 8, 2021. (AP
Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Nam Y. Huh
A shopper wears a mask as she shops at a nursery & garden shop
on Mother s Day weekend during COVID-19 pandemic in Wilmette,
Ill., Saturday, May 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Joyous reunions among vaccinated parents and children across the country marked this yearâs Motherâs Day, the second one celebrated during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tearful reunions mark second Mother s Day under COVID-19 pandemic
Signs about Mother s Day are displayed at a home decor department store in Northbrook, Illinois, on May 8, 2021. (Photo: AP/Nam Y Huh)
10 May 2021 05:08AM (Updated:
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NEW YORK: Last Mother’s Day, they celebrated with bacon and eggs over FaceTime. This time, Jean Codianni of Los Angeles flew to New Jersey to surprise her 74-year-old mother, now that both have been vaccinated against the disease that has stolen uncountable hugs and kisses around the world.
Historian Andy Verhoff didn t see his mother for Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year s. But for Mother s Day, he drove from his home in Columbus, Ohio, to spend a day in rural Putnam County, Ohio with her, stopping at the first historical marker they d worked on together. Both mother and son were vaccinated, giving them the confidence to take their masks off which made it feel like a normal, pre-pandemic day, Verhoff said.
“We never let the mask get in the way of things,” Verhoff said. “It was just nice to not have my glasses fog up.”
Some long-term care facilities across the country prepared for the special day by facilitating in-person visits, especially as some states have relaxed visitation rules in recent months given rising vaccination rates and dropping case numbers.
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Signs about Mother’s Day are displayed at a home decor department store in Northbrook, Ill., Saturday, May 8, 2021.
AP
Shoppers wear mask as they shop at a nursery & garden shop on Mother’s Day weekend during covid-19 pandemic in Wilmette, Ill., Saturday, May 8, 2021.
AP
A shopper wears a mask as she shops at a nursery & garden shop on Mother’s Day weekend during covid-19 pandemic in Wilmette, Ill., Saturday, May 8, 2021.
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Joyous reunions among vaccinated parents and children across the country marked this year’s Mother’s Day, the second one celebrated during the coronavirus pandemic.