Spouses of Leaders Receive COVID Vaccine While the Vulnerable Wait
Second Lady Karen Pence receives the COVID-19 vaccine in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on December 18, 2020.
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Nowhere on the list of prioritized recipients are public officials’ spouses.
Yet the first ladies of Kentucky and West Virginia; Republican Vice President Mike Pence’s wife, Karen Pence; Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s wife, Jill Biden; and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, were among the first Americans to get the potentially lifesaving shots.
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Kentucky also vaccinated six former governors and four former first ladies, including current Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s parents.
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