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WILMINGTON, Del./DENVER (Reuters) - The first known U.S. case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant discovered in Britain was detected in Colorado on Tuesday as President-elect Joe Biden warned it could take years for most Americans to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at current distribution rates.
Biden’s prediction of a grim winter appeared aimed at lowering public expectations that the pandemic would be over soon after he takes office on Jan. 20, while putting Congress on notice that he wants to significantly increase spending to expedite vaccine distribution, expand COVID testing and help reopen shuttered schools.
Biden, a Democrat, said about 2 million people have received the initial dose of one of two newly approved two-dose vaccines, well short of the 20 million that outgoing Republican President Donald Trump had promised by year’s end.
Michigan Mayor Shares FB Image Calling for Rebellion Against COVID Tyranny
On 12/28/20 at 11:40 PM EST
Bruce Kring, the mayor of Michigan s Potterville, was criticized on Monday for possibly inciting violence through his Facebook posts calling for rebellion and telling followers to TAKE power back.
In a September 12 post, Kring shared an image that reads, Either we TAKE power back or we will never be free again, no more asking nicely. Our founding fathers warned us. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Can I hear an AMEN !!
In a November 13 post, Kring posted an image of wooden stocks, a form of corporal punishment and public humiliation common before the 19th century. The text alongside the image said, Whitler s next lockdown.
Kamala Harris receives COVID-19 shot, encourages everyone to get the vaccine theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tuesday, 29 December, 2020 - 19:00
Registered Nurse Patricia Cummings gives US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at United Medical Center in Washington, US, December 29, 2020. (Reuters) Asharq Al-Awsat
US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received a COVID-19 vaccination live on television on Tuesday, as the incoming Biden administration seeks to boost confidence in the inoculation even while warning it will be months before it is available to all.
Senator Harris, who is Black and Asian-American, will become the second high-profile person from an ethnic minority background to receive the vaccine after Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Dec. 18.
Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, who takes office on Jan. 20, has said he will make the fight against the coronavirus, which has infected more than 19 million Americans and killed over 334,000, his top priority. He received his first
Kamala Harris receives COVID-19 shot in bid to boost U.S. vaccine confidence
Sen. Harris, who is Black and Asian-American, will become the second high-profile person from an ethnic minority background to receive the vaccine after Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Dec. 18.
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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris listens as U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announces their nominee for secretary of education, Miguel Cardona in Wilmington, Delaware, on Dec. 23. REUTERS/Leah Millis
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (Reuters) U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received a COVID-19 vaccination live on television on Tuesday, as the incoming Biden administration seeks to boost confidence in the inoculation even while warning it will be months before it is available to all.