Joe Biden Receives Coronavirus Vaccine, US President-Elect Says, ‘Nothing To Worry About’
US President-elect Joe Biden received COVID-19 vaccine live on television on December 21 in a campaign to boost Americans' confidence in the jabs. The 78-year-old incoming president got the Pfizer vaccine at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. His wife Jill received the shot earlier, the presidential transition team said. Biden told Americans "there's nothing to worry about" when they get vaccinated and that in the meantime they should keep wearing masks and "listen to the experts”. They were the latest high-profile political figures publicly joining the first wave of vaccinations aimed at stopping a pandemic that has killed almost 318,000 Americans. Vice President Mike Pence & his wife got vaccinations last week but President Donald Trump has yet to take part in the drive. Watch the video to know more.
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