Across the United States, adults are resisting shots out of mistrust stemming from how quickly the vaccines rolled out, questions about possible side effects or in many cases fear driven by spurious rumours. Kids are just scared it's going to hurt.
The anticipation of a jab at Rady's vaccine clinic had 9-year-old Avery Smith in tears. Then Ollie came in and sat at her feet. Avery mother's, Kelli Donahue, took a picture of her with the dog and Avery's sister Olive, 6.
"It helped me because I never had a Covid vaccine before and I didn't know what it felt like. But when I saw the dog it helped me calm down," Avery said.
