Coronavirus updates: Pence to get vaccine live on camera Friday; Biden expected to get it next week
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Vice President Pence is expected to be vaccinated against the coronavirus Friday live on camera, according to the White House. Also vaccinated will be second lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams, the White House said on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, officials from the Biden transition said the president-elect is expected to receive the vaccine as soon as next week.
Here are some significant developments:
A health-care worker in Alaska had a serious allergic reaction after getting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Congressional leaders are nearing agreement on a roughly $900 billion economic relief package that would include a second round of stimulus checks.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled his final major holiday party after his exposure to a person who tested positive forced him into quarantine.
The U.S. poverty rate has surged over the past five months, with 7.8 million Americans falling into poverty.
Nearly 16.9 million coronavirus cases and 306,000 fatalities have been reported in the U.S. since February.
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