President-elect Joe Biden received the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, demonstrating on television that the shot is safe and necessary to protect the country from the virus that’s already killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. Joe Biden gets a coronavirus vaccine shot, then says, "We owe these folks a lot. Incoming first lady Jill Biden received the vaccine earlier on Monday, according to the transition team. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, told ABC last week that he strongly recommends Biden get the vaccine as soon as possible. Pence received the vaccine on television last week, also to instill confidence in its safety and efficacy.

Source: Huffington Post December 21, 2020 21:22 UTC