Donuts and hangouts: US kicks off Covid vaccination for teens

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BLOOMFIELD HILLS – Harrison Hunger, 14, received his COVID-19 shot at a clinic in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on Thursday and now has pastries on his mind.

Asked what he plans to do first, the teen doesn’t skip a beat: “Probably go to Krispy Kreme, because they are offering free donuts to people with one of these,” he says, showing off his vaccine card.

The campaign to immunize America’s 17 million adolescents aged 12-to-15 kicked off in full force on Thursday, a key part of President Joe Biden’s strategy to push the country toward herd immunity.

Across the country, kids lined up with their parents, eager to return to some semblance of their…

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