Kamala Harris received the Moderna vaccine at the United Medical Center in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday and afterward the Vice President-elect remarked, “That was very easy… I barely felt it.”
“I want to encourage everyone to get the vaccine. It is relatively painless, it happens really quickly, it is safe… literally this is about saving lives… I trust the scientists and it is the scientists who created and approved this vaccine.”
Today I got the COVID-19 vaccine. I am incredibly grateful to our frontline health care workers, scientists, and researchers who made this moment possible.
When you’re able to take the vaccine, get it. This is about saving lives. pic.twitter.com/T5G14LtFJs
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) December 29, 2020
According to The Grio, “The venue and the backdrop of her public vaccination was no coincidence. It is meant to combat the mistrust in minority communities with medical trials and other health disparity matters.” The hospital is located in Southeast Washington D.C., a predominantly Black community. And the nurse who administered the shots to Harris and her husband was Patricia Cummings, a Guyanese immigrant.
Today @KamalaHarris and I received the COVID-19 vaccine. It was quick, easy – and safe!
Grateful to our nurse Patricia and all the frontline workers saving lives across the country.
We each have a role to play to keep ourselves and our communities safe. pic.twitter.com/2mCt4Y4a1d
— Doug Emhoff (@DouglasEmhoff) December 29, 2020