Coronavirus

VP Pence, Second Lady, Surgeon General Get COVID-19 Vaccines

Several prominent officials get the vaccine on camera. The move was an effort to instill vaccine confidence.

VP Pence, Second Lady, Surgeon General Get COVID-19 Vaccines
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Vice President Mike Pence received Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine live on TV this morning. 

He was joined by the Second Lady Karen Pence. 

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams – one of the highest ranking Black officials in government – also got the vaccine this morning. 

The move is part of an effort to instill vaccine confidence, particularly in Black communities, which have been hit hard by the coronavirus.