Biden gets vaccinated live on television with his wife. First shot next week for Rep. Harris and her husband

After the vice president Mike pence, the Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy pelosi and the Republican Majority Leader in the Senate Mitch McConnell, also the president-elect Joe biden and his wife JillAs announced, they were vaccinated live on television. A gesture that re-marks the gap between him and Donald trump, who remains on the sidelines and so far has not announced when he intends to proceed with the first dose. And this despite the fact that the tycoon contracted the virus after having repeatedly boasted in the electoral campaign that under his leadership the vaccine.

The gesture of Biden the day comes that, after the Pfizer – that today Europe received the green light from both the EMA and the EU Commission – in U.S that of Modern. The first to be vaccinated with the new type of medicine, which was approved urgently on Friday, was a nurse from the Connecticut. Like the vaccine Pfizer-Biontech, that of Modern It is taken in two doses a few weeks apart, but stands out because it can be stored at -20 ° and not at -70 ° as is necessary for the formula Pfizer.

While the vice president-elect Kamala harris and her husband should get the first dose next week. “I don’t want to be first in line, but I want to make sure that we show the American people that it is safe to do so,” he said. Biden. Vaccination of BidenThen it comes just hours after a tipping point that will affect millions of Americans: after months of stagnation, in Congress an agreement was finally reached for a package $ 900 billion in financial aid to respond to pandemic. A set of measures that also provides Payments direct up to $ 600 to many Americans (plus $ 300 per week of unemployed benefits), support for business and specific programs for the unemployed. Among those who will receive the help not only him Business, but also schools, providers of Health services and people who take risks evicted.