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'That was easy': Kamala Harris latest official to get Covid-19 vaccine in front of cameras (VIDEO) | |
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US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday at United Medical Center in DC, one week after Joe Biden. | US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday at United Medical Center in DC, one week after Joe Biden. |
"That was easy," Harris said after getting the first dose of the vaccine. "I barely felt it." | "That was easy," Harris said after getting the first dose of the vaccine. "I barely felt it." |
Harris also said she "encourages" everyone to receive the vaccine. "Literally this is about saving lives. I trust the scientists, and it is the scientists who created and approved the vaccine." | Harris also said she "encourages" everyone to receive the vaccine. "Literally this is about saving lives. I trust the scientists, and it is the scientists who created and approved the vaccine." |
Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, also received a vaccine. | Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, also received a vaccine. |
The Democrat previously said in October at a debate that she did not trust the administration's rush to produce and distribute a Covid-19 vaccine, saying she would not trust any vaccine recommended by the president and not "public health professionals," like Dr. Anthony Fauci. | |
Harris joins a growing number of public officials who have received the vaccine in front of cameras, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California), and Vice President Mike Pence. | |
While Harris took the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine last week, along with his wife, Jill. The two are expected to receive the second dose before inauguration day on January 20. | |
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