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Biden receives 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Xinhua | Updated: 2021-01-12 07:13
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WASHINGTON - US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, four weeks after he was administered the first shot.

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden receives his second dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware, US, January 11, 2021.[Photo/Agencies]

Biden was injected the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a hospital in Newark, Delaware, his home state were his transition headquarters is based. He received the first dose on December 21.

Wearing a short-sleeved polo shirt so that the jab can be easily injected into his arm, Biden urged Americans to continue wearing masks, waving a black one of his own.

The Pfizer vaccine - which, together with the Moderna vaccine, is being distributed across the country after gaining emergency use authorization -- requires two doses to be injected several weeks apart. So does the Moderna vaccine.

Biden has recently vowed to release nearly all of the coronavirus vaccines the country now possesses after taking office on Jan. 20, rather than withhold millions of vials to guarantee second doses are available. He also plans to get 100 million Americans vaccinated in his first 100 days in office.

While the rollout of vaccines under the administration of President Donald Trump has been heavily criticized for being too slow that it failed to hit the initial target of delivering 20 million into the hands of Americans by the end of last year, Biden's plan seems to remain fluid, as reports surfaced that Biden vented frustration over the underperformance of his own transition team.

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