Covid Vaccine To Be Free For All: Kamala Harris repeats Biden administration's assurance

Taking to Twitter, US Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris informed that Joe Biden-led ministration will 'ensure' availability of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine at earliest while ding that it will be 'free for all'. In a video shared on Twitter by official account of Biden-Harris presidential transition, US President-elect Joe Biden urged people to take responsibility and protect mselves from COVID-19. At same time, Biden also promised to use powers of federal government to combat virus in best possible way. Biden h before election also promised that vaccine would be free for all.

"We all have a role to play in beating this crisis. Federal government has vast powers to combat virus and I commit to you, I will use all of those powers to le a national coordinated response but Federal government can't do this alone. Each of us has a responsibility in our own lives to do what we can do to slow virus," said Joe Biden. 

"ne of se steps we're asking people to take, are t just political statements, every one of m is based on science," he ded.

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US on track to begin immunization: Joe Biden 

As world continues to grapple with coronavirus, Joe Biden spoke about COVID-19 vaccine and immunization process while informing US is on track to begin process by late December-early January. Speaking of war against COVID-19, democrat President-elect exuded confidence and said that re has been 'significant record-breaking progress in developing a vaccine'. Biden also spoke of need to put a distribution plan in place to ensure that entire country gets immunized at earliest. This comes as three leing pharmaceutical brands Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca have declared success of ir COVID-19 vaccine candidates.

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"re's been significant record-breaking progress me recently in developing a vaccine and several of se vaccines look extraordinarily effective. It happens to be on track for first immunisation to begin by late December-early January," said Joe Biden. 

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President-elect also highlighted 'pain, loss and frustration' caused to people due to virus that has led to death of millions across globe. He said that people are growing tired of virus but it is w that we all need to 'steel our spines, redouble our efforts, and recommit ourselves' to battle COVID-19. Biden also asked people to remember that 'we're in this toger' and have a long way ahe. 

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