CNN first reported the news Wednesday, citing people familiar with the plans, and added that aides said the delay of the public shot had been due to the logistics of administering it in public, rather than hesitation to get the vaccine.
Biden told reporters on Wednesday in Wilmington, Del., that he would get the vaccine publicly to bolster public confidence.
ADVERTISEMENT I don t want to get ahead of the line, but I want to make sure we demonstrate to the American people that it is safe to take, Biden said. When I do it, I ll do it publicly, so you can all witness my getting it done.”
Conservative outlet OAN won t recognize Biden as president-elect until Congress certifies thehill.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehill.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
At the EPA, new names have been circulating in the last week. Michael Regan, the head of North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality, and Richard Revesz, a professor and former dean at the New York University School of Law, are reportedly under consideration to lead the agency after opposition arose to front-runner Mary Nichols
Nichols, California’s top air regulator, was expected to face resistance from Senate Republicans, but a letter from a coalition of 70 environmental and social justice groups complaining she did not do enough to consider their voices when working to craft the state’s cap and trade program has reportedly diminished her prospects.
Don Lemon to ex-CNN colleague McEnany: Girl, bye thehill.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehill.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.