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Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Top US scientist Anthony Fauci receives COVID-19 vaccine
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAnthony Fauci, the United States’ top infectious disease scientist, receives his COVID-19 vaccine along with other senior officials and six health workers at a livestreamed event at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The widely respected doctor says he took the shot “as a symbol to the rest of the country that I feel extreme confidence in the safety and the efficacy of this vaccine.
“I want to encourage everyone who has the opportunity to get vaccinated so that we could have a veil of protection over this country, that would end this pandemic,” he adds.
WATCH: Dr. Anthony Fauci receives the COVID-19 vaccine shot, saying he has "extreme confidence in the safety and the efficacy of the vaccine" https://t.co/OMrSj3lUAj pic.twitter.com/M8dPrccqGU
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 22, 2020
— AFP
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