Vice President Mike Pence will get the vaccine on Friday, the White House said. Biden has vowed to make the fight against the virus his top priority when he takes office on Jan 20. Pence's wife, Karen, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams also will get the vaccine on Friday, the White House said. Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, would be the first openly gay Cabinet secretary confirmed by the Senate if he is approved. Buttigieg emerged from relative obscurity to mount a surprisingly robust campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination eventually won by Biden.

Source: bd News24 December 17, 2020 01:07 UTC