Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon gets first COVID vaccine dose
By Julia Bertino Apr 9, 2021 (Omaha, NE) -- Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon got his first COVID-19 vaccine dose on Friday, just days after revealing he had contracted the disease. Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District Representative says he had the virus in late 2020, after feeling unwell around Thanksgiving. Although Bacon was eligible to receive a vaccine dose prior to Friday, he says his doctor advised him to wait get the shot since he had the coronavirus. Bacon's office says the Congressman is still seeing a doctor due to lingering COVID effects in his lungs, but that it's nothing seri...