Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Receives Her First Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine | CNN

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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received her first dose of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine live on television Tuesday.

“I want to encourage everyone to get vaccinated.

It is relatively painless.

It happens very fast.

It's safe, ”she said immediately after receiving the vaccine at United Medical Center in Washington, DC.

“It's literally about saving lives.

I trust the scientists.

And it is the scientists who created and approved this vaccine.

So I urge everyone, when it is their turn, to get vaccinated.

It's about saving your life, the lives of your family members and the life of your community, ”Harris added.

She said her husband, Doug Emhoff, will also receive the vaccine on Tuesday.

The vice president-elect's vaccination comes just over a week after President-elect Joe Biden received his live broadcast on national television.

After receiving the vaccine, Biden reassured Americans about the drug's safety and urged them to get vaccinated as soon as vaccines became available.

Biden and Harris staggered their vaccinations on the recommendation of medical experts, according to transition spokeswoman Jen Psaki.

The reason for such a recommendation could be that if Biden and Harris reported any side effects, such as headache or fever, they would not experience them on the same day.

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