Joe Biden, Kamala Harris to take oath at US Capitol next month in virtual ceremony

US Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) anunced on December 15 that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take oath of office at US Capitol next month. This comes after Electoral College officially declared Joe Biden to be next President of US with 306 votes. However, in an update, committee informed that ceremony will be comparatively smaller due to COVID-19 pandemic as it urged people t to travel for inauguration on January 20.

In a press release, Inaugural Committee stated that ceremony will be scaled down to limited capacity with rigorous health and safety protocols. President and Vice President will be sworn in tradition that started in 1801 with first US President Thomas Jefferson taking oath in Washington.  According to release, committee was planning an event along with Joint Congressional Committee hour American tradition, however keeping it safe for safe from spread of vel coronavirus.

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Ceremony to be 'virtual'

President-elect Biden and Vice-President-elect Harris will take ir oaths of office at US Capitol during a historic ceremony that includes vigorous health and safety protocols, committee said in a statement, adding, that parade this year will be “reimagined”. Furr, committee made an appeal for people to watch ceremony from home. committee’s chief medical adviser, David Kessler, confirmed event details to NPR saying that team is planning a ceremony with a limited footprint on January 20.

ex Food and Drug Administration commissioner, who was also Biden campaign advisor added that committee hired some of what it calls seasoned production experts that includes members from 2020 Democratic National Convention namely Stephanie Cutter, Ricky Kirshner, and Rod O’Conr to draft a plan of action to make event virtual. decision comes as US death toll reached a grim milestone of 300,000 fatalities count. 

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