Vice President Pence will receive the new coronavirus vaccine publicly on Friday as part of officials ’effort to build public confidence in the vaccine.
Pence, the leader of the White House coronavirus working group, second lady Karen Pence
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There had been internal discussions in Pence’s office about how and when he should receive the vaccine to prove his safety until Wednesday’s announcement.
He said Tuesday during a roundtable on Operation Warp Speed in Indiana that he hoped to receive the vaccine “in the coming days.”
“Rest assured that we have reduced administrative paperwork, but we have not cut corners when it comes to the development of this vaccine,” Pence said. “I look forward to receiving the vaccine myself in the next few days and doing so without hesitation.”
Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller received the vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech publicly earlier this week, after it was distributed to states following the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to grant you the emergency use authorization.
CNN reported Wednesday that the president-elect Joe Biden
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“I don’t want to get ahead of the line, but I want to make sure we show the American people that it’s safe to take. We’re working on that plan right now and when I do, I’ll do it publicly,” Biden told journalists in Wilmington, Del., earlier in the day.
It is not clear when and how President Trump
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Trump earlier this week said he was reversing plans to grant some White House officials early access to the vaccine, although some senior and national security officials are expected to receive some of the first doses. .
Other top political figures have signaled their intention to receive the vaccine to build public confidence, including the Senate majority leader. Mitch McConnell
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