New York City Continues Its Campaign To Get School Age Children Vaccinated

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 21: A person receives the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at a #VAXTOSCHOOL pop-up site at Life of Hope Center on October 21, 2021 in New York City. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced yesterday the opening of 25 new coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination pop-up sites in an initiative to help increase vaccination rates among school-aged New Yorkers. The Department of Health is working alongside local county health departments, community-based organizations, and healthcare centers to install these sites in different regions of the state. According to the state COVID-19 vaccine tracker, since October 18, 62 percent of 12 to 15-year-olds and 72 percent of 16 to 25-year-olds have received at least one coronavirus vaccine dose. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)