Biden receives Covid-19 vaccine live on TV
By AFP
22 December 2020 |
4:35 pm
US President-elect Joe Biden receives a Covid-19 vaccine live on television in a campaign to boost Americans' confidence in the jabs -- and in marked contrast to President Donald Trump's mixed messaging.
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