The Best Birthday Present in 2021? A Covid Vaccine.
The New York Times
Turning 12 has taken on added significance this summer, as tweens line up for shots allowing them to see friends and play sports again.
Zoe Tu, a seventh grader in Brooklyn, likes to celebrate her birthday with dulce de leche Haagen-Dazs ice cream cake. This year, her 12th, was no exception, but the day was also marked by a treat of another kind: her Covid vaccine. Zoe got the shot the first day she became eligible, on Aug. 2, and it was accompanied by a $100 gift certificate given as a vaccine incentive at the Barclays Center. (Her mother allowed her to spend it on anything she wanted.) “The nurse was really excited about wishing me a happy birthday,” Zoe recalled.
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