Top U.S. health officials get COVID-19 vaccine: 'Bring it on'
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to receive his first dose of the new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, U.S., December 22, 2020. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS
Some of the nation's top healthcare officials received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine alongside doctors and nurses at the National Institutes of Health in a public bid to drum up public support for inoculations.
"Bring it on," NIH Director Francis Collins said at the event as he received his shot. U.S. Health Secretary and Alex Azar and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease at NIH, also received their first dose of the novel coronavirus vaccine.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar receives his first dose of the new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, U.S., December 22, 2020. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS
(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, receives his first dose of the new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, U.S., December 22, 2020. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERSHealth and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar applauds after receiving his first dose of the new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, U.S., December 22, 2020. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERSDr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, gestures after receiving his first dose of the new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, U.S., December 22, 2020. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS
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