Havana, Cuba (CNN) The Cuban children sat in a Havana hospital watching a brightly painted clown perform his earsplitting act. They were not there for the performance, but were waiting their turn to receive one of Cuba's homegrown Covid vaccines. In September, Cuba became the first country in the world to begin the mass vaccination of kids as young as age 2 against Covid-19. While the coronavirus vaccines aren't mandatory, parents and children have been filling clinics, hospitals and even converted schools to get the shot for their kids. "I am relieved," Laura Tijeras said just minutes after her 4-year-old daughter Anisol got the first dose of Cuba's home-grown Soberana, or Sovereign, vaccine.

Source: CNN September 19, 2021 04:04 UTC