Biden Says He Will Take a COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Once It’s Declared To Be Safe’
President-elect Joe Biden says he will get vaccinated for COVID-19 if Dr. Anthony Fauci , the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says it is safe to be a model for the nation and help…
President-elect Joe Biden says he will get vaccinated for COVID-19 if Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says it is safe to be a model for the nation and help boost confidence in the vaccine.
In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Thursday, Biden said, “It matters what a president and a vice president do. And so I think that my three predecessors have set the model as to what should be done.”
“Saying, once it’s declared to be safe … I think what said, once Fauci says it’s clear — that’s my measure — then obviously we take it,” he said.
He added, “It’s important to communicate to the American people it’s safe. It’s safe to do this.”
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Biden has previously said that increased scrutiny around a vaccine developed under Trump is “necessary” because the president “doesn’t have any respect for scientists.”
He said that if scientists say the vaccine is safe, then he would get vaccinated. During a town hall event in October, he said, “The point is, that if the body of scientists say that this is ready to be done, and it’s been tested, they’ve gone through the three phases, yes I would take it and I’d encourage people to take it.”
He also previously said that if Fauci said the vaccine is safe, he would be “first in line to take it.”