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Therefore, as more and more people eagerly wait to receive the vaccine, some famous faces have already gone public with their immunisation, in an attempt to show the safety of doing so.
Kamala Harris was one of the first to receive the Moderna vaccine in the US (Picture: Getty)
Here are nine political leaders and celebrities who have now been immunised against Covid-19.
Kamala Harris
Included in the first wave of Moderna vaccinations in the US, vice president elect Kamala Harris has gone public with the news she has received her first dose.
On 29 December, the soon-to-be vice president of the US shared pictures of her being injected with the vaccine, while encouraging others to do the same.
Michael P. Norton
Massachusetts Republicans are trying to raise money by shaming Democrats for allegedly jumping the COVID-19 vaccine line even though members of both major parties have received the vaccine under a federal allowance that refers to the importance of continuity of government operations.
In a Dec. 17 memo, Capitol Attending Physician Dr. Brian Monahan promoted the availability of the Pfizer vaccine to members of Congress and staff. I have been notified by the National Security Council that consistent with Presidential Policy Directive 40 (2016), Congress and the Supreme Court, along with Executive Branch agencies, will be provided with a specific number of COVID19 vaccine doses to meet long-standing requirements for continuity of
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The vice president-elect and her husband, Doug Emhoff, got doses manufactured by Moderna.
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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received a coronavirus vaccination on Tuesday in Washington, joining President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President Mike Pence and other leaders who have been inoculated.
Harris took the shot at United Medical Center in Southeast D.C., an area of the nation’s capital that is home to a large proportion of the city’s African American residents. People of color have disproportionately been affected by the toll of Covid-19, and public health officials have sought to combat vaccine hesitancy in these groups.