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Teens Ask, We Answer: What's Up With COVID Vaccines?

Teen receives covid vaccine from health worker
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Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

NPR health reporter Pien Huang and Short Wave producer Rebecca Ramirez talked to teens about their questions about the vaccine and what a strange year the pandemic has been for them.

People between the ages of 12 and 17 are now eligible to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and health officials expect this age group will soon be able to receive the Moderna one.

So, health reporter Pien Huang and Short Wave producer Rebecca Ramirez talked to teens about their questions about the vaccine and what a strange year the pandemic has been for them.

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Many thanks to Patricia Bravo and the team at the Latin American Youth Center for hosting us. If you're teenager with questions about coronavirus vaccines, email us at vaccineq@npr.org or leave us a voicemail at 202-513-2590! We'd love to hear from you!

This episode was produced by Rebecca Ramirez, edited by Gisele Grayson and fact-checked by Indi Khera. Peter Ellena was the audio engineer.

Pien Huang is a health reporter on the Science desk. She was NPR's first Reflect America Fellow, working with shows, desks and podcasts to bring more diverse voices to air and online.
Rebecca Ramirez
Rebecca Ramirez (she/her) is the founding producer of NPR's daily science podcast, Short Wave. It's a meditation in how to be a Swiss Army Knife, in that it involves a little of everything — background research, finding and booking sources, interviewing guests, writing, cutting the tape, editing, scoring ... you get the idea.