Dr. Anthony Fauci received the Moderna vaccine this morning during a televised event (watch above). The nation’s leading infectious disease specialist, who is set to turn 80 on Christmas Eve, also gave people a shot of optimism by publicly receiving this vaccine. Right before he was vaccinated, he remarked:
“I feel extreme confidence in the safety and the efficacy of this vaccine, and I was to encourage everyone who has the opportunity to get vaccinated so that we can have a veil of protection over this country that will end this pandemic.”
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar also received the vaccine at the same event.
HHS Secretary Alex Azar received his first dose of the Moderna Covid vaccine this morning as part of a NIH event pic.twitter.com/C5KwWtVybC
— POLITICO (@politico) December 22, 2020