Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign announced that Biden will be vaccinated against the Chinese Communist virus (Wuhan pneumonia) on Monday (Dec. 21), local time.
Last week, a journalist traveling with Biden tested positive for the Chinese Communist virus, and Democratic Congressman Cedric Richmond, Biden’s nominee for White House senior adviser and director of the Office of Public Engagement, was also diagnosed with the infection.
Richmond traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, on Dec. 15 to attend a drive-through rally in support of U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the Jan. 5 Senate runoff. These two seats will determine which party will control the Senate for the next four years.
Biden also attended and spoke at the same event that day.
The confirmed journalist was a member of Biden’s press corps during Dec. 14 and 15, and had traveled with Biden on the 15th. The journalist had no close contact with Biden, the Biden team said in a statement.
So far, several prominent U.S. political figures have been vaccinated, including Vice President Mike Pence, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
On Dec. 14, President Trump tweeted that he “has not scheduled” vaccinations “but looks forward to doing so at the appropriate time. According to the White House, he is still discussing the timing of the vaccination with his doctor.
In October, Trump was briefly hospitalized with a Communist virus and was treated with an experimental antibody.
A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory committee said people who received the treatment would need to wait at least 90 days before receiving the vaccine to avoid any potential disruption.
White House spokesman Brian Morgenstern also said on Friday, “When the time is right, I’m sure he (Trump) will still be willing to get vaccinated, and that’s something we’re addressing.”
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters last week that Trump held off on vaccinations in part “to show the American people that our priority is for the most vulnerable.”
She said, “Another message the president wants to send is that our long-term residents in care facilities and our front-line workers are the most important, and he wants to set an example in that regard.”
The Communist virus pandemic has reportedly claimed more than 317,000 lives in the United States.
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