In a move this morning that none of us were expecting, Vice President Mike Pence has sat down and received the COVID-19 vaccine live on television.
This comes just after President Trump declined to be the face of the U.S vaccine drive.
Now, pharmaceutical organizations from all around the world have been working tirelessly to discover a vaccine for months...
However, some amazing news was brought to us a couple of weeks ago.
American multinational pharmaceutical corporation, Pfizer and German biotechnology company, BioNTech have been working on a coronavirus vaccine for the last few months, and now, it's finally ready.The vaccine underwent its phase 3 study...
Which has enrolled 44,000 people in the U.S and in 5 other countries.And as for the results?
Hundreds of thousands of people from all around the world have been waiting their turn to get the jab...
However, despite this exciting news...
Fear and speculation surrounding the alleged "cure for COVID" have been rife...
I am not anti-vaxx by any means, but people have many valid reasons to be cautious of a vaccine created under stres… https://t.co/ENv833wYKG— astro nancy drew 🔎✨ (@astro nancy drew 🔎✨)1607812128.0
For the past week, the internet has been a COVID vaccine minefield...
Pfizer's ex-chief of allergy research Dr. Michael Yeadon has asked the EU's Medicine Agency to halt COVID vaccine s… https://t.co/EvgKvb8bvd— Emerald Robinson ✝️ (@Emerald Robinson ✝️)1607694793.0
So, in a bid to combat the fear and conspiracy theories...
Mirroring Elvis Presley's televised polio vaccine move in 1956...
Former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton announced earlier this month their intentions to get vaccinated on television...
But today, one man has beaten them to it...
Yep, in a move none of us were expecting, the vice president sat down and received the vaccine live on TV.
However, quite predictably, opinions on his move are mixed.
Mike Pence announces he’s getting the vaccine LIVE on TV this Friday and sure enough here comes Copycat Joe a week… https://t.co/R5FVdWntRm— Dean Browning (@Dean Browning)1608225012.0
This is good and important. I have pretty much nothing positive to say about Mike Pence, but this act is unequivoca… https://t.co/UqbcpsjhL8— Brian Klaas (@Brian Klaas)1608297033.0
I’m really annoyed that @VP aka Bobblehead Mike will get his vaccination this week. He doesn’t deserve to get the vaccine.— Don McRorie (@Don McRorie)1608176380.0
Mike Pence says he's taking the vaccine to inspire confidence. Pence couldn't inspire confidence if his ass was on fire.— KT (@KT)1608218385.0
Thank you to @VP and @SecondLady for being vaccinated on live television. That was a service to the country at a ti… https://t.co/IBDd1GRxWN— Jonathan Franks (@Jonathan Franks)1608296753.0
@jonfranks @VP @SecondLady I agree that it was great that they did that, the problem is that many anti-vaxxers will… https://t.co/JAEHra3clV— YankeeInThe407 (@YankeeInThe407)1608301844.0