US VP Mike Pence gets covid-19 vaccine on live TV

VP Mike Pence who is the US president has received the CORONAVIRUS vaccine live on TV., telling the audience and doctors” I didn’t feel a thing.

Regarding the statement that the white house said, the aim of the move was to promote the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and build confidence among the American people.

His wife and Surgeon General Jerome Adams also received the jab at the televised white house event.

Dr. Fauci who is the infectious disease expert also present but Trump was conspicuously absent.

Mr. Pence, 61, received the first of two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab at 08:00 local time (13:00 GMT), along with his wife Karen and Mr. Adams. He is the highest US official to be vaccinated so far.

“We gather here today at the end of a historic week to affirm to the American people that hope is on the way,” he told the crowd after the number of newly-recorded US coronavirus deaths surpassed 3,000 for the third day in a row.

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“Karen and I were more than happy to step forward before this week was out to take this safe and effective coronavirus vaccine that we have secured and produced for the American people,” he continued, calling it “a truly inspiring day”.

On the 14th of December, which was Monday, the US began rolling out the Pfizer/BionTech vaccine which reportedly offers up to 95% protection against Covid_19.

Vividly, they were more than 310,000 people have died from CORONAVIRUS in the US, which has recorded more infections and fatalities than any other country. Just more than 17 million cases have been recorded in the country since the start of the pandemic.

This virus disease has been a threat to humans and hindrances to most businesses though the thought of eradicating it is still in the hands of the government.