Vice President Mike Pence, Karen Pence receive COVID-19 vaccine publicly to âbuild confidenceâ
By Kelly Hayes
VP Mike Pence, Karen Pence and US Surgeon General Jerome Adams get COVID-19 vaccine
Vice President Mike Pence received a COVID-19 vaccine on live television to build confidence about its safety and efficacy. Pence s wife, Karen, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams also received shots.
WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence received a COVID-19 vaccine Friday on live television to build confidence among the American people about its safety and efficacy, becoming the highest ranking U.S. official to do so.
Pence s wife, Karen, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams also received the shots.
Coronavirus live updates: Pelosi, Pence get Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
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By MORGAN WINSOR, EMILY SHAPIRO, ERIN SCHUMAKER, IVAN PEREIRA and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News
(NEW YORK) A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 75.2 million people worldwide and killed over 1.6 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Here’s how the news is developing Friday. All times Eastern:
Dec 18, 1:53 pm
Pence, Pelosi, McConnell get vaccinated
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was vaccinated Friday afternoon on Capitol Hill, according to a spokesman.
Pelosi tweeted, “Today, with confidence in science & at the direction of the Office of the Attending Physician, I received the COVID-19 vaccine. As the vaccine is being distributed, we must all continue mask wearing, social distancing & other science-based steps to save lives & crush the virus.”
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Following a two-month-long review, Switzerland Saturday became the latest country to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use.
“After a meticulous review of the available information, Swissmedic concluded that the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech is safe and that its benefit outweighs the risks,” the Swissmedic regulatory authority said in a statement. A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (AP)
It is the first vaccine against the new coronavirus authorised so far in the country.
According to AFP, the alpine nation has secured around 15.8 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, in deals with three separate manufacturers. It has signed contracts for around three million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, around 7.5 million doses of Moderna’s vaccine, and around 5.3 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. All three vaccines require two doses per person.