Biden gets coronavirus vaccine as U.S. inoculation effort mounts

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Biden gets coronavirus vaccine as U.S. inoculation effort mounts

By Simon Lewis and Michael Martina

 

Nurse practitioner Tabe Mase gives U.S. President-elect Joe Biden a dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital, in Newark, Delaware, U.S. December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

NEWARK, Del. (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden received his first injected dose of the COVID-19 vaccine live on television on Monday in an effort to boost confidence in its safety ahead of its wide distribution next year.

 

Biden has said he would make the fight against the coronavirus, which has killed more than 315,000 Americans and infected more than 17.5 million, his top priority when he takes office on Jan. 20. At age 78, he is in the high-risk group for the highly contagious respiratory disease.

 

A Democrat, Biden will inherit the logistical challenges of distributing the vaccine to hundreds of millions of Americans, as well as the task of persuading people who worry its development was rushed for political reasons to take it.

 

His black long-sleeved shirt rolled up, Biden received the injection from Tabe Mase, nurse practitioner and head of Employee Health Services at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware, in front of reporters. Images were carried live on television.

 

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden received his first injected dose of the COVID-19 vaccine live on television on Monday in an effort to boost confidence in its safety ahead of its wide distribution next year.

 

After getting the shot, a dose of the vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc, Biden praised medical professionals as "heroes".

 

"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," Biden said. His wife, Jill Biden, who got the injection earlier in the day, stood by.

 

But Biden also noted that the vaccine would take time to roll out and that people should listen to medical experts and not travel for the upcoming holidays if possible.

 

He credited the scientists who worked on the vaccines, adding: "I think that the (Trump) administration deserves some credit, getting this off the ground with Operation Warp Speed."

 

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris would likely get the vaccine next week, Biden's transition team said.

 

Republican President Donald Trump frequently has played down the severity of the pandemic and overseen a response health experts say was disorganized, cavalier and sometimes ignored the science behind disease transmission.

 

'NEW AMERICAN ECONOMY'

Efforts to limit the economic fallout on Americans from the pandemic were boosted on Sunday when congressional leaders agreed on a $900 billion package to provide the first new aid in months, with votes likely on Monday.

 

Biden on Monday also named additional members to his National Economic Council (NEC), rounding out his economic policymaking team with people his transition office said would help lift Americans out of the economic crisis.

 

David Kamin, an official in former President Barack Obama's White House, will be NEC deputy director, and Bharat Ramamurti, a former top economic adviser to Senator Elizabeth Warren's 2020 presidential campaign, will serve as NEC deputy director for Financial Reform and Consumer Protection, Biden's team said in a statement.

 

Joelle Gamble will be special assistant to the president for economic policy.

 

"This is no time to build back the way things were before — this is the moment to build a new American economy that works for all," Biden said in the statement.

 

Biden had already named Brian Deese, who helped lead Obama's efforts to bail out the automotive industry and negotiate the Paris climate agreement, to lead the council, which coordinates the country's economic policymaking.

 

Much of the fate of Biden's White House agenda will hinge on the outcome of a pair of Senate runoff elections in Georgia on Jan. 5 that will determine which party controls the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress.

 

Harris traveled on Monday to Columbus, Georgia, to campaign on behalf of Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, the Democratic candidates locked in tight races with incumbent Republicans.

 

At a drive-in rally for the candidates, Harris, currently a California senator, said she would return to Washington later in the day to vote on the stimulus package.

 

Asked by one journalist whether there were plans to "fumigate" the White House over virus concerns before the Biden administration moved in, Harris said: "I don't have the current status for that."

 

Trump was briefly hospitalized in October with COVID-19, and many of his advisers and White House staff have also contracted the virus.

 

Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and White House adviser, was also set to campaign in Georgia for Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.

 

The outgoing president, making unsubstantiated claims of widespread electoral fraud, has focused on trying to overturn his election loss even as daily COVID-19 deaths soared. His campaign's latest long-shot effort was a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday that legal experts said would fail.

 

(Reporting by Simon Lewis and Michael Martina; Editing by Colleen Jenkins, Steve Orlofsky and Grant McCool)

 

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[ding]

In the US there are tons of wingnuts going on about Bill Gates and how he made up the virus to get rich off it and track people with nano chips in the vaccine.

Bill Gates trying to get rich off the vaccine... so he can afford to continue giving away his Billions to poor African kids. smh

 

And NANO CHIPS?

C'mon man, the US can't figure out N-95 masks.

[Tug]

Good news we need Joe and Kamala I’ve got to wait till the old duffers are called up they are still giving the old gezers the jab first gotta wait a bit longer

[Somtamnication]

Hope on two fronts; Biden and vaccines. 2021 can't come fast enough!

[vandeventer]

I hope Biden gives President Trump A BIG Thumbs Up on the vaccine that he is now taking!!!

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1 minute ago, vandeventer said:

I hope Biden gives President Trump A BIG Thumbs Up on the vaccine that he is now taking!!!

Because without Trump, who woulda even thought of a vaccine?

[welovesundaysatspace]

1 minute ago, vandeventer said:

I hope Biden gives President Trump A BIG Thumbs Up on the vaccine that he is now taking!!!

It seems the president-elect isn’t taking bleach but an actual vaccine. 

[Chomper Higgot]

6 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

I hope Biden gives President Trump A BIG Thumbs Up on the vaccine that he is now taking!!!

Biden received the Pfizer vaccine.

 

Pfizer received no US funds for the development of their vaccine and were not part of ‘Operation Warp Speed’ which they actually out paced.

 

Added to which Trump’s administration failed to take up Pfizer’s offer of additional vaccine doses for the US.

 

Trump has no part in the Pfizer vaccine Biden just received, and which millions of Americans will receive.

[Chomper Higgot]

Biden does something Trump is incapable of.

 

Leads from the front.

[Jeffr2]

57 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

I hope Biden gives President Trump A BIG Thumbs Up on the vaccine that he is now taking!!!

You mean one that Trump won't even take?  And was developed without federal assistance? And the one Trump didn't buy enough doses of?  And in the end, one that wouldn't have been as necessary if Trump had been a true leader.

[mtls2005]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Biden does something Trump is incapable of.

 

Not sure trump is an essential worker?

 

I mean he's not doin' much presidentin'. Not sure how essential golf is?

 

trump is very much an anti-vaxxer, for personal reasons.

 

 

 

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10 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

 

Not sure trump is an essential worker?

 

I mean he's not doin' much presidentin'. Not sure how essential golf is?

 

trump is very much an anti-vaxxer, for personal reasons.

 

 

 

Not an essential worker? It's said that Trump singlehandedly produces a vital 35% of America's stock of tweets.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

7 hours ago, vandeventer said:

I hope Biden gives President Trump A BIG Thumbs Up on the vaccine that he is now taking!!!

 

 Although the OP article here didn't unfortunately explain it...

 

The vaccine Biden received was the Pfizer one, which was  developed entirely separate from Trump's Operation Warp Speed initiative and without Pfizer getting any federal funding for development.

 

In this instance, Trump had nothing to do with it.

 

 

[Sujo]

7 hours ago, vandeventer said:

I hope Biden gives President Trump A BIG Thumbs Up on the vaccine that he is now taking!!!

why, what did trump have to do with it. Please explain.

[earlinclaifornia]

1 hour ago, Sujo said:

why, what did trump have to do with it. Please explain.

Probably just wanting to find a positive. Supporters don't ever need facts to continue the blinding support. Speculating from the many post he has made to date.

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1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

 Although the OP article here didn't unfortunately explain it...

 

The vaccine Biden received was the Pfizer one, which was  developed entirely separate from Trump's Operation Warp Speed initiative and without Pfizer getting any federal funding for development.

 

In this instance, Trump had nothing to do with it.

 

 

I don't think it really matters where Biden got his vaccine from. Does anybody seriously believe that in the face of a viral pandemic, no one but Trump would have endorsed rapid development of a vaccine? And keep in mind that Operation Warp Speed only began in late April, when deaths from the first wave were peaking. After Easter. The time when Trump hoped that the pandemic would be in decline despite what epidemiologist were predicting. The real question is why didn't he start the program in February or even January?

[onthedarkside]

A trolling post with HUGE font size has been removed along with replies.

 

[Kelsall]

9 hours ago, vandeventer said:

I hope Biden gives President Trump A BIG Thumbs Up on the vaccine that he is now taking!!!

He did.

[TopDeadSenter]

10 hours ago, vandeventer said:

I hope Biden gives President Trump A BIG Thumbs Up on the vaccine that he is now taking!!!

"Biden also praised President Donald Trump for his administration's efforts in helping accelerate the process of bringing COVID-19 vaccines to Americans.

"I think the administration deserves some credit getting this off the ground with Operation Warp Speed," Biden said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-receives-covid-19-vaccine-praises-trump-s-operation-warp-speed/ar-BB1c7GTc

 

Turns out it was well handled and worthy of praise after all. Quelle surprise.

[Chomper Higgot]

7 minutes ago, TopDeadSenter said:

"Biden also praised President Donald Trump for his administration's efforts in helping accelerate the process of bringing COVID-19 vaccines to Americans.

"I think the administration deserves some credit getting this off the ground with Operation Warp Speed," Biden said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-receives-covid-19-vaccine-praises-trump-s-operation-warp-speed/ar-BB1c7GTc

 

Turns out it was well handled and worthy of praise after all. Quelle surprise.

‘Some credit’ is not an endorsement of something being well handled.

[Jingthing]

5 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

‘Some credit’ is not an endorsement of something being well handled.

Yes indeed. Damning with faint praise. Perfect.

[TopDeadSenter]

15 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Yes indeed. Damning with faint praise. Perfect.

As a reminder of how massive Trump's achievement here is-

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-check-coronavirus-vaccine-could-come-year-trump-says-experts-n1207411

"Fact check: Coronavirus vaccine could come this year, Trump says. Experts say he needs a 'miracle' to be right."

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1 minute ago, TopDeadSenter said:

As a reminder of how massive Trump's achievement here is-

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-check-coronavirus-vaccine-could-come-year-trump-says-experts-n1207411

"Fact check: Coronavirus vaccine could come this year, Trump says. Experts say he needs a 'miracle' to be right."

He also said hopefully it would be over by Easter. Virtually all his pronouncements and predictions about coronavirus were not motivated by anything other than self interest. In this case the self interest being that coronavirus would be a non-issue as soon as possible and not stand in the way of his reelection.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

36 minutes ago, TopDeadSenter said:

"Biden also praised President Donald Trump for his administration's efforts in helping accelerate the process of bringing COVID-19 vaccines to Americans.

 

 

Yes, Biden was incredibly gracious and bi-partisan in offering that compliment to Trump's administration..  Grace and bi-partisanship being qualities that Trump himself has absolutely no clue of, and certainly has never practiced.

 

Made all the more amazing that Biden offered the compliment to a guy who...

 

--has been profoundly lying about non-existent election fraud for months, including trying deny Biden his rightful status as President-Elect / President.

 

--has been doing and considering doing things that profoundly

undermine the U.S. democratic system and head toward sedition.

 

--is largely responsible for many, estimated to be tens or thousands or more, U.S. coronavirus deaths thru his refusal to endorse mask wearing, active opposition to it, and his various virus denying/deflecting actions.

 

Just shows what a difference it can make having a real person as president, as opposed to a narcissistic, self-obsessed reality-denying troll.

 

 

Edited December 22, 2020 by TallGuyJohninBKK

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34 minutes ago, TopDeadSenter said:

"Biden also praised President Donald Trump for his administration's efforts in helping accelerate the process of bringing COVID-19 vaccines to Americans.

"I think the administration deserves some credit getting this off the ground with Operation Warp Speed," Biden said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-receives-covid-19-vaccine-praises-trump-s-operation-warp-speed/ar-BB1c7GTc

 

Turns out it was well handled and worthy of praise after all. Quelle surprise.

It was started months later than it should have been.

[ExpatOK]

13 minutes ago, TopDeadSenter said:

As a reminder of how massive Trump's achievement here is-

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-check-coronavirus-vaccine-could-come-year-trump-says-experts-n1207411

"Fact check: Coronavirus vaccine could come this year, Trump says. Experts say he needs a 'miracle' to be right."

 

Yes. Trump's efforts in this area will end up saving millions of lives worldwide. Some are just too blind to see that.

 

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1 minute ago, ExpatOK said:

 

Yes. Trump's efforts in this area will end up saving millions of lives worldwide. Some are just too blind to see that.

 

Because only Trump could see the importance of a rapid development of a vaccine? If he hadn't been President, we would still be praying to the Gods for help?

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, TopDeadSenter said:

As a reminder of how massive Trump's achievement here is-

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-check-coronavirus-vaccine-could-come-year-trump-says-experts-n1207411

"Fact check: Coronavirus vaccine could come this year, Trump says. Experts say he needs a 'miracle' to be right."

And yet Pfizer brought out their vaccine with zero input from Trump, and they beat the US companies to it.

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, placeholder said:

Because only Trump could see the importance of a rapid development of a vaccine? If he hadn't been President, we would still be praying to the Gods for help?

The scientists and directors of Pfizer saw the need for a vaccine and without help from Trump or a single US Dollar they beat every US company to it.

 

So the evidence is you are completely wrong, your claims have zero basis in reality.

[Chomper Higgot]

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

And yet Pfizer brought out their vaccine with zero input from Trump, and they beat the US companies to it.

I, like Kelsall also find this fact hilarious.

 

Zero US Dollars, Zero input from Trump

and yet Pfizer beat every US company to produce a safe and effective vaccine.