Pence, Lawmakers Vaccinated in Show of Confidence for Shot

  • Vice president, his wife and surgeon general received vaccine
  • Biden, wife expected to get first vaccine doses on Monday
Vice President Mike Pence receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 18.Photographer: Andrew Harnik/AP
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Vice President Mike Pence received the coronavirus vaccine in a televised event at the White House and top U.S. officials including lawmakers began getting shots as well, as millions of doses were shipped across the country this week.

President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, will get their first dose of vaccine on Monday, a transition official said. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will get their first shots the following week.