Harris visits DC pharmacy to promote vaccine program

To highlight the Biden administration’s recently launched initiative to administer COVID-19 vaccines in pharmacies nationwide, Vice President Kamala Harris and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) visited a pharmacy in Southeast Washington, DC, on Thursday. Harris spoke at a Giant Food grocery store about how she felt after receiving the second dose of the Moderna vaccine, seeking to reassure a woman who was receiving her second dose at the store pharmacy that day. She said, “The first day that I got the shot, I felt fine. The next day, I realized, I needed to take it a little slow. And the next day it was like nothing ever happened, but I knew I was vaccinated.” Harris noted she did not experience any adverse effects following her first dose. She has been trying to raise awareness about the coronavirus vaccine in communities of color to ease vaccine hesitancy and emphasize their safety. Harris received her first dose of the Moderna vaccine in December at the United Medical Center in Southeast Washington, DC, followed by a second dose a few weeks later at NIH. President Joe Biden also received his doses publicly to assure the public the vaccines are safe and effective. Harris and Norton also discussed Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief proposal, as House Democrats prepare to vote on a relief measure in the coming days.