JAB FOR JOE
Joe Biden gets Pfizer Covid vaccine live on TV and says Trump deserves credit for rollout
JOE and Jill Biden got the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine live on TV today as eight million jabs are set to be given out this week.
The Bidens were filmed getting the touted shot at at ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital near his home base in on Monday as 's Operation Warp Speed initiative is set to deliver millions of doses.
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The Pfizer vaccine needs two shots to be given a few weeks apart in order to reach its 95 percent efficacy.
"The administration deserves some credit getting this off the ground," Biden told reporters before nurse practitioner Tabe Mase administered his first shot in Newark, today.
"I’m doing this to demonstrate that people should be prepared when it’s available to take the vaccine."
Biden's transition spokesperson told Vice President-elect s and her husband, Doug Emhoff would be getting their vaccine next week.
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On Friday, Psaki explained the timeline was in the interest of national security should Biden and Harris experience side effects at the same time.
It emerged that Biden would be getting the jab last week.
“I don’t want to get ahead of the line, but I want to make sure we demonstrate to the American people that it is safe to take," he said.
Vice President and Second Lady Karen Pence were given their first televised round of shots on Friday, alongside Surgeon General Jerome Adams.
Trump has reportedly been advised not to take the shot just yet.
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This is because when he contracted the disease in early October, he was given an experimental monoclonal antibody treatment.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises people not be vaccinated for at least 90 days after getting that treatment.
spokesman Brian Morgenstern said on Friday: “When the time is right, I’m sure he will remain willing to take it. It’s just something we’re working through."
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