Therapy dogs at COVID-19 vaccine sites help comfort kids: See the photos
Therapy dogs are giving children an extra hand, or paw, to hold as they get their COVID-19 vaccinations. The specially trained pups are helping children feel less nervous as vaccines for children ages 5-11 are rolled out across the country.
“It was kind of actually a little fun getting my vaccine. We met the therapy dog Chester and I got to pet him,” Nolan said. In addition to New York, pet therapy programs are popping up at vaccine clinics around the country, most recently in Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, Texas and Colorado.
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