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He said it was “safe to take” and that he had been vaccinated to get the message across to American citizens.
Meanwhile, the country’s Vice President Mike Pence, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, and many other political leaders have taken the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, the BBC reported.
The distribution of modern vaccines has also started in the United States since Sunday. On Saturday, the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the vaccine.
More than half a million Americans have already been vaccinated.
Today I received the COVID-19 vaccine.
To the scientists and researchers who worked tirelessly to make this possible, thank you. We owe them a lot.
And for the American people, know that there is nothing to worry about. When the vaccine is available, I urge you to take it. pic.twitter.com/QBtB620i2V
– Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 22, 2020
“I’m doing this to show that people should be prepared to receive vaccines when they are available,” Biden said during a vaccination in New York City, Delaware, on Monday.
The newly elected president’s vaccines were broadcast live on television.
He said the Trump administration deserved “some credit” for launching America’s vaccination program.
Biden said his wife, Jill Biden, had taken the first dose of the vaccine that same day.
Biden’s running mate, newly elected vice president Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff are expected to receive the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine next week.
Biden’s team has set a goal of vaccinating 100 million people in the United States in the first 100 days of his administration in the White House.
Since the start of the epidemic, the number of identified Kovid-19 patients in the United States has exceeded 16 million and 319,000 people have died.
Acting President Donald Trump was hospitalized for three days in October after contracting the coronavirus. He has not yet said when he will be vaccinated. Trump is one of the remaining top elected officials in the United States who has yet to receive the first of two doses of the vaccine.
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