Vice president-elect Sen. Kamala Harris received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine publicly on Tuesday becoming the latest public official to do so in order to boost confidence in the vaccine.
Harris received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine at United Medical Center, located in the predominantly black community in Southeast Washington D.C.
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“It’s relatively painless. It happens really quickly. It is safe,” Harris said. “This is about saving lives. I trust scientists and it is the scientists who created and approved this vaccine.”
Her husband, Doug Emhoff will be receiving his first dose of the vaccine on Tuesday as well, according to The Hill.
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President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine last week.
“There’s nothing to worry about,” Biden said after receiving the vaccine. “I’m doing this to demonstrate that people should be prepared, when it’s available, to take the vaccine. There’s nothing to worry about. I’m looking forward to the second shot.”
