U.S. President-elect Joe Biden pauses as he delivers a televised address to the nation, after the U.S. Electoral College formally confirmed his victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, from Biden's transition headquarter
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, will get their first dose of coronavirus vaccine on Monday, the transition said.
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will get their first shots the following week.
Biden has said he would take the vaccine as soon as was appropriate and that he would do so in public to raise trust and awareness.
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, were vaccinated earlier Friday, as was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Government officials are among the first to get the shots as part of long-standing plans to protect continuity of government.
Recent polls have shown that confidence in the vaccine is increasing but that many Americans still harbor doubts.
President Donald Trump has said he will take the vaccine, but hasn’t said when. Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Tuesday declined to set a timeline, or to commit to him getting it while still in office.
