News: President-elect Joe Biden Receives COVID-19 Vaccine

President-elect Joe Biden is receiving his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the vaccines are safe.<br /><br />“I don’t want to get ahead of the line, but I want to make sure we demonstrate to the American people that it is safe to take," Biden has said of his decision.<br /> Biden and his wife, Jill, will also thank health care workers at the facility where they receive the shots, his incoming press secretary has said.<br /><br />Vice President Pence, second lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams were administered their initial vaccination shots during an on-camera event on Friday.