Biden administered the shot in his left arm by Ric Cuming, chief nurse at ChristianaCare’s Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware, according to Biden’s transition team.
The president-elect said on Thursday he would announce his plan to “get the whole Covid operation up and running”, including the necessary costs. Biden said he had a meeting with members of his team later Monday afternoon.
Biden said he was “not afraid to take the oath outside”, and that his team was informed when asked if he had any fears of taking the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol, which was raised by supporters of the president was stormed and transgressed. Donald Trump last week.
“I think it’s critical that there should be a really, serious focus on those who are engaging in riots and threatening people’s lives, desecrating public property, causing great damage, and being held accountable,” Biden said.
Biden said he had talks with members of the House of Representatives and the Senate earlier Monday, the same day House Democrats formally introduced their resolution to accuse President Donald Trump of accusing him of “inciting rebellion” for his role in the riots last week around the U.S. Capitol.
If there is a trial by the Senate, Biden talked about the possibility that the Senate will deal with the accusation for half a day, and a half day to have my people nominated and confirmed in the Senate, as well as the package to tackle. ‘
“This is my hope and expectation,” Biden said.
The president-elect said he was “appalled” to see Republican members of Congress refusing to take on masks that were handed out to them when they were locked up during the riots.
“I think it’s irresponsible,” Biden said. He urged all Americans to listen to public health experts and wear masks, do social distance and wash their hands to stop the spread of the virus.
Biden said he was confident his coronavirus team would be able to vaccinate 50 million Americans in the first 100 days.
“I am confident that we can do what we have to do,” Biden said. The president-elect said he had spoken to a number of Republican lawmakers sooner or later to proceed with a second coronavirus virus relief package.
Biden received the first dose of the vaccine live on national television last month. The president-elect expressed his confidence in the vaccine and urged Americans to receive one as soon as it is available to them.
The Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine, like the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Moderna, requires two doses that are administered several weeks apart to achieve almost 95% efficacy. Both vaccines have received permission for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 9 million people received a first dose as of Monday afternoon.
Healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities are the first in line for the coronavirus vaccines, as recommended by vaccine advisors for the CDC. Next in line are older adults, 75 years and older, and ‘essential workers in the front’, including first responders, the advisers recommended.
Elected Vice President Kamala Harris received the first dose of Moderna vaccine on camera the week after Biden received his shot in December. Transition spokesman Jen Psaki said Biden and Harris stunned the vaccine on the recommendation of medical experts.
Incoming first lady Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff, Harris’ husband, also both received the first doses of Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna respectively.
He undertook to distribute 100 million Covid-19 vaccine shots, which is enough to cover 50 million Americans, in his first 100 days in office. Biden also said he would pass an economic relief package for the coronavirus through Congress, a goal aided by Democrats who seized control of the Senate earlier this month.
Vice President Mike Pence administered the first dose of the vaccine during a camera event the week before Biden. President Donald Trump has not yet received the vaccine and will only administer it until it is recommended by the White House medical team, a White House official told CNN earlier.
The official said at the time that Trump was still receiving the benefits of the monoclonal antibody cocktail he received after testing positive for Covid-19 in the fall, but that the president would likely get his chance as soon as recommended by his medical team. is. .
In its clinical guidance for the coronavirus vaccines authorized for emergency use in the United States, the CDC said that the vaccines should be offered to people previously infected with coronavirus, as Trump was in early October. It noted that vaccination may be somewhat delayed, as reinfection is uncommon in the 90 days after initial infection.
However, there are no safety or efficacy data for the vaccines in humans treated with Covid-19 with monoclonal antibodies or recovery plasma; Trump’s treatment for Covid-19 included the monoclonal antibody cocktail made by Regeneron. The CDC’s leadership said that “vaccination should be delayed for at least 90 days as a precautionary measure until additional information is available, to avoid interference with the antibody treatment with immune responses by vaccine.”