Joe and Jill Biden to receive COVID-19 vaccine Monday, says aide
US President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden pay their respects during a Veterans Day stop at the Korean War Memorial Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 11, 2020. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)
Washington, United States — US President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill will be vaccinated against COVID-19 on Monday in public view, his transition team said, as the Democrat seeks to build Americans’ confidence in the treatment.
“On Monday, President-elect Joe Biden and Dr Jill Biden will receive the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in Delaware, and they’ll also thank health care workers at the facility,” Biden spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Friday.
“He will be doing it in public, which is important to us, as he’s stated many times, to send a clear message to the public that it’s safe,” she added.
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