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Trump, Pence, other top officials to be offered Covid-19 vaccine

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Reuters
14 December, 2020, 09:20 am
Last modified: 14 December, 2020, 09:28 am

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Trump, Pence, other top officials to be offered Covid-19 vaccine

Essential personnel at the White House and certain officials in all three branches of government were to be vaccinated within the next 10 days

Reuters
14 December, 2020, 09:20 am
Last modified: 14 December, 2020, 09:28 am
President Donald Trump sits in the presidential limo as he departs the White House for Capitol Hill, where he will deliver his second State of the Union speech, on 5 February, 2019 in Washington. Photo: Foreign Policy/Getty Images
President Donald Trump sits in the presidential limo as he departs the White House for Capitol Hill, where he will deliver his second State of the Union speech, on 5 February, 2019 in Washington. Photo: Foreign Policy/Getty Images

President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other top US officials will be offered the newly approved Covid-19 vaccine beginning on Monday as part of a plan aimed at ensuring the continuity of government, a source familiar with the plans said.

Essential personnel at the White House and certain officials in all three branches of government were to be vaccinated within the next 10 days, said the source.

It was not immediately clear whether Trump would get the vaccine immediately, given that he has already contracted the novel coronavirus and recovered.

It was also not clear whether President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and other members of Biden's transition team would be offered vaccinations.

Historic US vaccine campaign begins with first shipments 'delivering hope' to millions

A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel on Saturday recommended the nation's first Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, as the US Covid-19 death toll topped 298,000.

Doses of the vaccine will reach 145 locations across the country on Monday, with initial doses to go to healthcare workers and elderly residents of long-term care homes.

National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot said senior officials in the executive branch, Congress and judiciary would also receive vaccinations in line with a protocol aimed at ensuring the US government can continue to operate during a pandemic or catastrophic emergency.

"The American people should have confidence that they are receiving the same safe and effective vaccine as senior officials of the United States government on the advice of public health professionals and national security leadership," Ullyot said in a statement.

A senior administration official said a comprehensive "National Continuity Policy" was established by the administration of former President Barack Obama in July 2016.

"This will further ensure that the United States government will continue essential operations, without interruption, for our citizens as we continue to fight this pandemic and work toward a return to prosperity for our nation," the official said.

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