Vice President Mike Pence received a COVID-19 vaccine Friday on live television at the White House to “build confidence among the American people” about its safety and efficacy.
Pence’s wife Karen and Surgeon General Jerome Adams also received shots.
The vice president, who heads the White House Coronavirus Task Force, toured a vaccine production facility this week and reiterated his confidence in the vaccine development.
“Be confident that we have cut red tape but we’ve cut no corners when it comes to the development of this vaccine,” Pence said during the visit. “I look forward, in the days ahead, to receiving the vaccine myself and do so without hesitation.”
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