Video: Therapy Dogs Help Calm and Comfort Kids Getting COVID Vaccines (4:19)

Video highlights one children's hospital's approach to helping kids feel comfortable receiving their COVID-19 vaccines by bringing therapy dogs into vaccine clinics. The video describes how the hospital encourages kids to pet and play with the dogs to help them feel less scared of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. The reporter interviews children and their families about the experience and some of the hospital staff about the program. The full video is available here: Therapy Dogs Help Calm and Comfort Kids Getting COVID Vaccines | CBS Mornings. Vaccine clinics may be interested in this idea for making the vaccination experience more positive for children and others who may have needle anxiety. Note: the vaccine eligibility information is dated in the video's description from 2021; children ages 6 months and older are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines.