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COVID cases are rising again in Philly, and only 5% of kids are vaccinated

Philadelphia urged vaccination of young children to head off what could be another COVID-19 surge in the city.

Nurse Kimball Dunlap (right) gives a first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Jordan Rodriguez, 13, at a vaccination clinic for children 12 and older at Cheltenham High School in Wyncote, Pa., on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The Cheltenham School District organized the clinic with the pharmacy Eric's RX Shoppe now that children 12 and older are eligible to be vaccinated.
Nurse Kimball Dunlap (right) gives a first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Jordan Rodriguez, 13, at a vaccination clinic for children 12 and older at Cheltenham High School in Wyncote, Pa., on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The Cheltenham School District organized the clinic with the pharmacy Eric's RX Shoppe now that children 12 and older are eligible to be vaccinated.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer