Less than 100 hours ahead of his historic inauguration, US President-elect Joe Biden has either nominated or named at least 20 Indian Americans, including 13 women, to key positions in his administration, a new record in itself for this small ethnic community that constitutes one per cent of the country s population. As many as 17 of them would be part of the powerful White House complex. The January 20th inauguration, the 59th in all, wherein Biden would be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States is already historic in the making as for the first time ever a woman Kamala Harris would be sworn as the vice president of the country.
Biden adds two more Indian-Americans to his administration in important positions
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NEW YORK â President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 15 named health policy expert Vidur Sharma as Testing Adviser on his Covid-19 Response Team, while Garima Verma, a media strategist, was Jan. 14 named Digital Director for Jill Biden, who will become the First Lady next week.
Sharma, the latest Indian American nominee for a key position in the administration of Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris that takes over Jan. 20, will be joining others dealing with the fight against the coronavirus, such as Surgeon General nominee Vivek Murthy, and Covid-19 Task Force members Atul Gawande and Celine Gounder.
Sharma, like many Biden nominees, is an old White House hand having served in the administration of former President Barack Obama, when Biden was vice president.
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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden adjusts his face mask as he speaks about his plan to administer coronavirus vaccines to the U.S. population during a news conference at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday. | REUTERS
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President-elect Joe Biden is overhauling the faltering U.S. vaccination initiative he’s about to inherit, appointing new leaders of the effort and retiring its unpopular name days ahead of his inauguration.
Maharashtra has received 10 lakh vaccine doses: State health minister
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Madhura Patil, a health worker, gestures as she receives COVID-19 vaccine in the presence of Uddhav Thackeray, standing in white dress, Chief Minister of Maharashtra State in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the world s largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
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. Updated: 16 Jan 2021, 02:58 PM IST PTI
Maharashtra needs 17.50 lakh doses of the coronavirus vaccine, as 8 lakh health workers have registered for the programme on CoWIN application, the minister said
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