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RandySF

(59,439 posts)
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 07:50 PM Dec 2020

White House staff members will be among the first to be vaccinated.

White House staff members who work in close quarters with President Trump have been told they are scheduled to receive injections of the coronavirus vaccine soon, at a time when the first doses of the vaccine are being distributed only to high-risk health care workers, according to two sources familiar with the distribution plans.

The goal of distributing the vaccine inside the West Wing is to prevent additional government officials from falling ill in the final weeks of the Trump administration. The hope is to eventually distribute the vaccine to everyone who works in the White House, but will begin with some of the most senior people who work around the president, one of the people said.

It is not clear how many doses are being allocated to the White House, or how many are needed. While many Trump officials said they were eager to receive the vaccine and would take it if it were offered, others said they were concerned it would send the wrong message by making it look like Trump staff members were hopping the line in order to protect a president who already had the virus and has bragged that he is now “immune.”

The first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine left a facility in Michigan early Sunday, with UPS and FedEx teaming up to ship them to all 50 states for distribution. A White House spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.






https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/world/white-house-staff-members-will-be-among-the-first-to-be-vaccinated.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

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White House staff members will be among the first to be vaccinated. (Original Post) RandySF Dec 2020 OP
You are gutless wonders -- Covid-19 is a HOAX !!! NCjack Dec 2020 #1
In normal circumstances I'd agree. kacekwl Dec 2020 #2
Biden and Harris will be vaccinated soon. I think all of congress etc LeftInTX Dec 2020 #3
I thought they had ample supplies of HCQ and ivermectin? Klaralven Dec 2020 #4
Vaccines 4 Frontline and... Sugarmaggie Dec 2020 #5
Anti-maskers probably won't take the vaccine even if they're offered it! LeftishBrit Dec 2020 #8
Ensuring the functioning BGBD Dec 2020 #6
Their reasoning is pure BS. There isn't enough time left sueh Dec 2020 #7

kacekwl

(7,024 posts)
2. In normal circumstances I'd agree.
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 08:02 PM
Dec 2020

But for these lowlife covid deniers harmless, spineless cowards to even think they should be 1st is beyond shitty. The new Biden administration should go before traitors.

Sugarmaggie

(110 posts)
5. Vaccines 4 Frontline and...
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 08:26 PM
Dec 2020

Anti maskers should go last and front line workers and their immediate families should go first. They’ve put their lives and family’s lives at risk for everyone.

LeftishBrit

(41,212 posts)
8. Anti-maskers probably won't take the vaccine even if they're offered it!
Mon Dec 14, 2020, 09:46 PM
Dec 2020

There is a strong association between being anti-mask and being anti-vax. And general Covid denial.

 

BGBD

(3,282 posts)
6. Ensuring the functioning
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 08:28 PM
Dec 2020

of government is the top priority, honestly.

This means that Biden and Co. will be getting it immediately as well, so good news.

sueh

(1,829 posts)
7. Their reasoning is pure BS. There isn't enough time left
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 08:29 PM
Dec 2020

for the vaccine to work. The shit bags will be gone before they get the 2nd dose.

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