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PHOTOS: Kids receive surprise visit from Obama, Fauci at DC student vaccination clinic

Abigail Constantino | aconstantino@wtop.com

November 30, 2021, 10:20 PM

Kids getting their COVID-19 shots at a student vaccination clinic at a D.C. elementary school got some surprise visitors: Dr. Anthony Fauci, former President Barack Obama and Teddy, one of the Washington Nationals’ Racing President mascots.

The trio dropped by Kimball Elementary School in Southeast, where a clinic was held Tuesday, to remind families of the importance of getting vaccinated.

“Getting our kids fully vaccinated is the best way to protect them against COVID-19,” Obama said in a tweet.

According to a report by news partner NBC Washington, 42% of children over the age of five are fully vaccinated in Ward 7, while Ward 8 has a lower rate.

See the report and photos of the event below.

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Former President Barack Obama visits a student vaccination clinic in Southeast D.C. on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (Courtesy DCPS)
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Former President Barack Obama and Dr. Anthony Fauci visit a student vaccine clinic at Kimball Elementary School in Southeast D.C. (Courtesy DCPS)
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Former President Barack Obama meets with families who stopped by a student vaccine clinic at Kimball Elementary School in D.C. (Courtesy DCPS)
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Teddy, one of the Washington Nationals Racing president, joins former President Barack Obama and Dr. Anthony Fauci in a visit to a student vaccination clinic on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (Courtesy Washington Nationals Baseball Club)
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Former President Barack Obama and Dr. Anthony Fauci chats with visitors in a student vaccination clinic at Kimball Elementary School in Southeast D.C. (Courtesy Barack Obama)
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Dr. Anthony Fauci and former President Barack Obama chat with people at a student vaccination clinic in D.C. on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (Courtesy Barack Obama)
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WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 30: Former U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Dr. Anthony Fauci (C), Director of NIAID, talk with elementary school students as they prepare to get their second vaccine shots at the Kimball Elementary School on November 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 30: Former U.S. President Barack Obama (C) and Dr. Anthony Fauci (L), Director of NIAID, talk with elementary school students as they prepare to get their second vaccine shots at the Kimball Elementary School on November 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 30: Former U.S. President Barack Obama hugs a student while talking with elementary school students as they prepare to get their second vaccine shots at the Kimball Elementary School on November 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 30: Former U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Dr. Anthony Fauci (C), Director of NIAID, talk with elementary school students as they prepare to get their second vaccine shots at the Kimball Elementary School on November 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 30: Former U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Dr. Anthony Fauci (C), Director of NIAID, talk with elementary school students as they prepare to get their second vaccine shots at the Kimball Elementary School on November 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)
Abigail Constantino

Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.

aconstantino@wtop.com

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