U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced separately Thursday that they will both be receiving the coronavirus vaccine within days. With confidence in the vaccine and at the direction of the Attending Physician, I plan to receive the vaccine in the next few days, Pelosi said in a statement. McConnell, meanwhile, said in his statement that because of government continuity requirements, I have been informed by the Office of the Attending Physician that I am eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, which I will accept in the coming days. CNN has reached out to the offices of other congressional leadership Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy about whether they too will be vaccinated.
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US FDA plans to quickly issue emergency use authorization for Moderna vaccine
From CNN Health’s Maggie Fox
The US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it plans to grant emergency use authorization to Moderna for its coronavirus vaccine.
“Following today’s positive advisory committee meeting outcome regarding the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, the US Food and Drug Administration has informed the sponsor that it will rapidly work toward finalization and issuance of an emergency use authorization,” FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn and Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said in a statement.
Pelosi and McConnell receive coronavirus vaccine By Grace Segers FDA panel recommends Moderna vaccine
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell both received the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, and urged other lawmakers and Americans to do the same. The speaker said in a tweet on Friday that she had received the shot with confidence in science & at the direction of the Office of the Attending Physician. As the vaccine is being distributed, we must all continue mask wearing, social distancing & other science-based steps to save lives & crush the virus, Pelosi said.
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. pic.twitter.com/tijVCSnJd7 Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) December 18, 2020