After Vice President Mike Pence came the turn of the next American head of state.
The President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, 78, received the first dose of a vaccine against the Covid-19 on Monday live in front of the television cameras.
The injection of the Pfizer vaccine, the first of two remedies already authorized in the United States, took place in a hospital in Newark, Delaware.
Future U.S. First Lady Jill Biden also received the first dose of the vaccine on Monday, according to the transition team.
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"I am doing this to show that people must be ready to be administered the vaccine when it is available, there is nothing to worry about," the future president said immediately after the injection.
Kamala Harris vaccinated next week
He thanked "the scientists and the people who made this possible" as well as "the frontline workers".
"Real heroes," he said, while also paying tribute, once is not custom, to the outgoing administration of Donald Trump for his contribution in the development of vaccines.
Future vice-president Kamala Harris will be vaccinated next week, the transition team said on Friday.
Joe Biden will be the oldest American president in history when he takes office on January 20.
By then he should have received the second dose of the vaccine needed to grant immunity.
The Democrat, who has displayed during his campaign and since his election in November a strict respect for health rules, has promised to make the fight against the pandemic his first priority, with an unprecedented vaccination campaign but also the vigorous defense of the port of the mask.
No date for Donald Trump
Outgoing Vice President Mike Pence was vaccinated Friday, also in public, along with several senior leaders in the US Congress.
On the other hand, Donald Trump, in office until January 20, has not yet announced a date for his vaccination.
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The outgoing president had Covid-19 in early October, and had to be hospitalized for three days.
Since then, he has said on several occasions that he considers himself "immune", although he has assured that he will be vaccinated when the time comes.
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