Pence made the remarks Tuesday afternoon during a roundtable discussion on Operation Warp Speed with other officials in Indiana.
“Be confident that we have cut red tape, but we’ve cut no corners when it comes to the development of this vaccine,” Pence said. “I look forward in the days ahead to receiving the vaccine myself and do so without hesitation.”
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An official with the vice president’s office said that there are ongoing internal discussions about how and when Pence should receive the vaccine in order to build public confidence in the immunization, which was developed in record time.
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Biden inaugural committee urges supporters to stay home
President-elect Joe Biden is preparing for an abnormal inauguration ceremony in a very abnormal year.
Some of the aspects of Biden s swearing in ceremony will be traditional: He ll be sworn in on the west side of the Capitol building and give a speech from there after his swearing in, his inaugural committee said Tuesday. But amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Biden s inaugural committee is urging the usually massive crowds who line the mall for an inauguration to stay home.
As usual, elected officials and other people from across the country will join Biden on the platform outside the Capitol. But attendance will be limited,
Time to turn the page , says Joe Biden after Electoral College confirms his win over Donald Trump in US election
The 538-member Electoral College on Monday pushed Biden past the 270-vote threshold to win the bitterly-contested race for the White House. It was one of the crucial steps required for the 78-year-old Democrat to take office on January 20 as the 46th US President. PTI
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US President-elect Joe Biden has told election-weary Americans that it is time to turn the page , after the Electoral College affirmed his triumph over President Donald Trump, who has refused to concede and filed a litany of legal challenges to overturn the poll results.