The U.S. Vice President Mike Pence
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US Vice-President Mike Pence received the coronavirus vaccine live on TV, becoming the country's highest-ranking vaccinated official. This is stated in a message published on the White House website.
The White House stated that the aim of this move was to "promote the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and build confidence among the American people".
The Vice President's wife, US Second Lady Karen Pence and US Surgeon General Jerome Adams were also vaccinated.
"I didn't feel a thing," Pence briefly commented on the vaccination procedure, BBC News reports.
As we reported earlier, an influential Food and Drug Administration advisory panel overwhelmingly endorsed the emergency use of Moderna Inc's Covid-19 vaccine.
