Politicians and COVID-19 vaccines: Set an example or cut in line?
For some of America s political leaders, there are practical imperatives for getting vaccinated early: their own risk factors, ensuring continuity at the highest reaches of the US government.
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Aspen Fire Chief Rick Balentine receives a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from family planning nurse Linda Vieira at the Community Health Services building in Aspen, Colo. (Photo | AP) By PTI
WASHINGTON: As the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations trickled out across the US, many members of Congress lined up at the Capitol physician s office to get inoculated.
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“We want to ensure that everyone feels safe about this vaccine and sees some of the more prominent members of society getting it, but also ensure people don’t say ‘what about us?’” said Utibe R Essien, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. With the pandemic raging across the country, and more than 320,000 Americans already dead, some lawmakers with access to the vaccine said they were indeed planning to wait until more Americans could get their shots before getting theirs.
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For some of America s political leaders such as Nancy Pelosi, there are practical imperatives for getting vaccinated early.