President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and several top White House officials were among the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine with the aim of preventing epidemics that could cripple government functions.
Vaccine injections will be offered to officials in all three branches of government, including leaders in the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court. White House staff working close to Trump are also expected to be vaccinated.
However, details on who, when and where the vaccine is still in the planning are expected to be launched in the next 10 days, according to sources from two government officials who confirmed the vaccination plan.
One of the purposes of this program is to build public confidence in vaccines.
Former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton also voluntarily took the vaccine as evidence of confidence.
So far, it is unclear when Trump will receive the vaccine but helpers say he is willing to take the vaccine in public to build public confidence in the drug. The president had previously confirmed positive for Covid-19 in October.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a vaccine developed by Pfizer. On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially announced they had signed a recommendation of the Immunization Practice Advisory Committee to launch the first dose of the vaccine in Michigan.
However, Trump in his latest tweet said he was not scheduled to take the vaccine as he had been infected with the epidemic before, but hoped to do so in a timely manner.
He also advised White House workers to wait longer to receive the vaccine and take it if necessary specifically.
