Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Tuesday received her first dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine.
Harris joins President-elect Joe Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Vice President Mike Pence, several White House officials, and various lawmakers in getting vaccinated. Her husband, Doug Emhoff, also received his first dose of the Moderna vaccine Tuesday.
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