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Here's what high schoolers think about getting the vaccine How COVID-19 vaccines work Replay Video UP NEXT With all states having opened, or announced when they will open, COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to residents ages 16 and up, teenagers are among the latest groups vying to get a shot. Children tend to have mild cases of COVID-19, though some have gotten seriously ill and died from the virus, so getting vaccinated can help protect them. Vaccinating younger populations will also be key in reaching herd immunity and limiting the spread of the virus, experts said. Michigan's recent COV...

Kylee Cannon left her ceramics class Wednesday morning and returned with a Looney Tunes Tweety Bird Band-aid on her arm where she received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.  The 17-year-old junior at Thomas Worthington High School was among the first group of high school students to receive the vaccine through Nationwide Children’s Hospital COVID-19 vaccine clinic. The clinic is administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to teenagers 16, 17 and 18 at high schools throughout Franklin County. “It was very nice that the school was able to offer this,” Cannon said. She was having di...

Copy URL High school juniors and seniors are starting to be vaccinated against COVID-19—a watershed moment in the pandemic for schools. “It felt like the turning point,” said Jonathan Denny, a 17-year-old high school junior in New Orleans, who received his first vaccine dose last month. “We used to be so afraid, we were bleaching all of our groceries and never seeing anyone, but now it feels like, wow, maybe in a few months I can kind of have my old life back again.” , and most others plan to do so in the coming days or weeks. (President Joe Biden is calling for all states to ma...

Starting Wednesday,  Nationwide Children's Hospital will host vaccine clinics in Franklin County high schools to help provide teens age 16, 17 and 18 with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations. Nobody younger than 16 can be vaccinated yet, though, because clinical trials for those age groups aren't finished. Thomas Worthington High School and Westerville Central High School will be the first sites, serving all eligible students in the district, said Dr. Sara Bode, a pediatrician and the medical director of Nationwide Children's Hospital's school health programs.  Schools will communicate directly w...

Many children have been cooped up in their homes for the past year, unable to take part in some of the joys of childhood because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But there may be reprieve for kids and parents alike in a few months — summer camps. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American Academy of Pediatrics have released guidance for how camps can safely operate this summer. “The pandemic shut down much of that important socialization and activity, and parents likely are eager to send their children to summer camp so they can begin to regain some normalcy,” said Dr. Sa...