Lastest COVID-19 updates: Joe Biden to get COVID-19 vaccine publicly next week
COVID-19 updates today: Joe Biden will recieve COVID-19 vaccine next week. Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence already got the jab. FDA approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use as the second vaccine in the US after Pfizer's.
Joe Biden is expected to get the vaccine next week (Photo: EPA/EFE)
President-elect Joe Biden will get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week, transition officials said on Wednesday (16 December), as US authorities try to build public confidence in a measure that promises to stanch the deadly pandemic.
Meanwhile, Vice President got the jab on Friday. The injection was filmed and live-streamed on TV.
"I didn't feel a thing," Pence said. "Well done."
Pence, who wore a short-sleeved shirt and a face mask, sat in a chair next to an American flag and under a sign that said “SAFE and EFFECTIVE.”
He received the recently approved vaccine developed by Pfizer that is being distributed throughout the country.
"Karen and I hope this step today will be a source of confidence and of comfort to the American people," Pence said. "These days of hardship and heartbreak will, in a day not too far in the future, be put in the past."
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Vietnam News Today (Jul. 12): Ministry urges acceleration of inoculating third, fourth shots against Covid-19; European Parliament member hails strong Vietnamese position; Vietnam records important achievements in population work over 60 years; Fresh co-operation opportunities for Vietnamese and EU firms.
Vietnam News Today (Jul. 6): Covid-19: national caseload rises to 10,750,313 on July 5; Vietnamese passport leaps four places in Henley Passport Index; Vietnam, Japan review joint initiative; Health officials call on people to get Covid-19 booster doses.
United Nations leaders and ambassadors from many countries around the world have come to Vietnam's representative offices to sign the condolence book and pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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Chinese Politburo President Wang Huning, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck Soo, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, former Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide will come to Vietnam to attend the funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
The 46th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO commenced at the Bharat Mandapam - Convention Center in New Delhi, India, on the morning of July 22. The event saw participation from over 2,000 delegates representing more than 150 countries.
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Addressing Indians living in Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday at a community programme in Moscow said that India and Russia are working on the Chennai-Vladivostok Eastern Maritime Corridor. PM Modi said that they are discovering each other through Ganga-Volga dialogue.
The Indian Army contingent departed on Monday for the 13th edition of India-Thailand joint military Exercise MAITREE that is scheduled to be conducted from July 1-15 at Fort Vachiraprakan in Tak Province of Thailand, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.