Joe Biden gets the COVID-19 vaccine live on TV
The first dose of the Pfizer vaccine was given to the president-elect Monday afternoon. Listen - 01:20
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President-Elect Joe Biden received the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, the first of two doses of the Pfizer vaccine he ll be getting. That follows Vice President Mike Pence getting the vaccine last week, along with other leaders including Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell. To the scientists and researchers who worked tirelessly to make this possible thank you. We owe you an awful lot, Biden posted on Instagram. And to the American people, know there is nothing to worry about. When the vaccine is available, I urge you to take it.
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United States President-elect Joe Biden will receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday.
Biden’s incoming press secretary, Jen Psaki, said that Biden’s wife Jill, will also be getting an injection on Monday.
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, are expected to receive their doses the week after next.
United States President-elect Joe Biden will receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, his press secretary announced, as Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the highest-ranking government officials to receive their doses on Friday.
Pakistan-born Ali Zaidi appointed White House climate advisor
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A file photo of Ali A Zaidi.
United States President-elect Joe Biden has appointed Pakistan-born Ali A Zaidi as the White House s Deputy National Climate Advisor.
A statement issued on Biden-Harris Transition website said Zaidi will be part of the team that advances the president-elect s agenda leading the world to confront the climate crisis creating good-paying jobs, building resilient communities, and making historic investments in environmental justice .
With this appointment, Zaidi is the highest-ranking Pakistani-origin White House official under the Biden-Harris government so far.
Taking to Twitter, Zaidi said he was profoundly humbled and deeply honoured to be working with the Biden administration. We need a whole-of-government approach to take on the climate crisis in a way that spurs jobs and advances justice.
Pakistan-origin Ali Zaidi likely to be named deputy climate coordinator in Joe Biden s administration
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He was part of Obama-Biden administration for 8 years
United States President-elect Joe Biden is likely to appoint Pakistan-origin Ali Zaidi as the White House’s deputy Climate Coordinator.
According to a report in
The Washington Post, Biden has tapped Gina McCarthy to coordinate his administration’s domestic climate agenda.
McCarthy ran the Environmental Protection Agency under former US president Barack Obama and now leads an advocacy group.
Zaidi, who is currently the Deputy Secretary for Energy and Environment in New York state, will serve as her deputy.
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