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United States, leadership figures such as the Vice President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives were publicly vaccinated against the Corona 19 vaccine to resolve distrust about the vaccine.
Following Pfizer, Modena vaccine is expected to be approved by the FDA within today (19 days).
This is Kim Yoon-soo, correspondent from Washington.
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U.S. Vice President Pence and his wife receive the Corona 19 vaccine in a building attached to the White House.
The chief public health service chief Adams, the chief public health officer in the United States, also sat side by side and received the vaccinations, all of which were broadcast live across the United States on TV.
[Pence/US Vice President: I believe it will be recorded in history as the end of the COVID-19 pandemic has begun this week.]
House Speaker Pelosi also revealed the scene of being vaccinated on the same day, and Biden plans to receive the vaccination publicly next Tuesday. is.
Leaders are stepping up to public vaccinations one after another to relieve distrust of the corona19 vaccine that is prevalent in the United States.
The main cause of distrust is that vaccine development, which usually takes several years, was successful this time in less than a year.
[Pouch/U.S. National Allergy and Infectious Disease Research Center Director: The rapid success in vaccine development is the result of scientific advancement.
Just because it was developed quickly doesn't mean that it's safe or scientifically authentic.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the FDA, is also planning to decide whether to officially approve Modena's COVID-19 vaccine, which the advisory committee recommended yesterday, to approve.