United States: President-elect Joe Biden gets vaccinated in front of the cameras
US President-elect Joe Biden receives his first injection of the anti-Covid vaccine in Newark, Delaware, Monday, December 21, 2020 © Alex Edelman / AFP
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In the United States, vaccinations continue, especially those of political leaders.
After Mike Pence and members of Congress last week, Joe Biden received his vaccine on Monday.
The elected president praised the work accomplished and called for caution.
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“
I'm ready
,” Joe Biden said, rolling up his sleeve.
In front of the cameras and the photographers, the elected president received yesterday his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine against the Covid-19.
Accompanied by his wife who was also vaccinated, Joe Biden spoke at length with the doctor who injected him the vaccine thanking her for all the work done by the medical staff.
“
You are heroes and we owe you a lot,
” he said before addressing the cameras: “
I'm doing this to show that people have to be ready to get the vaccine when it becomes available, there is nothing to worry about.
"
New call for caution
And as the United States faces a second deadly wave, Joe Biden called on Americans to respect sanitation measures, and to avoid travel for the holidays.
“
This is just the start.
It's one thing to have the vaccine.
But it will take time.
And in the meantime, I hope people will listen to the experts.
Wear a mask, keep your distance.
It is very important because we are not yet out of all that
”.
Once is not custom, Joe Biden also paid tribute to the current administration and its Operation Warp Speed which contributed to the development of the vaccine.
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