Kamala Harris receives Moderna jab, encourages public to take vaccine
By AFP
30 December 2020 |
4:05 pm
"I want to encourage everyone to get the vaccine. It is relatively painless, it happens really quickly, it is safe," US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris says shortly after receiving the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in a hospital in Washington, DC.
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