Published 06:52 IST, December 15th 2020

Trump reverses plan to prioritise White House officials for COVID-19 vaccine

Earlier, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to congratulate the country and the world. "First Vaccine Administered. Congratulations USA!" he tweeted.

Reported by: Riya Baibhawi
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United States commenced its first round of vaccination on December 14, raising hopes of millions of Americans that devastating COVID-19 pandemic would end soon. A critical care nurse in New York became first one on American soil to be iculated with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. While frontline workers are leing iculation list, a report by New York Times stated that White House members also have a fair chance of being initial recipients of jab.

When incumbent President Donald Trump was asked about same, said posted a tweet asserting that White House staffers should receive vaccine "later in programme". Talking about himself, he stated that he would receive vaccine at its designated time.

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'Congratulations US' 

Earlier, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to congratulate country and world. "First Vaccine ministered. Congratulations USA! Congratulations WORLD!" he tweeted. 

Trump h termed FDA's decision to approve Coronavirus vaccine as a 'medical miracle' and thanked all scientists, doctors, and workers for vaccine.  outgoing US President h also stated that his ministration h disbursed over two hundred million dollars to Pfizer for development of over a hundred million doses of vaccine. Trump furr assured that vaccine will be free for all Americans. 

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Meanwhile, he of Trump ministration’s Operation Warp Speed on December 14 said that first doses of Pfizer vaccine would be delivered to states from December 14 morning (local time) onwards. As many as 145 distribution sites would receive vaccine doses on Monday, December 14, 425 sites on Tuesday, December 15, and 66 sites on Wednesday, December 16. 

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06:52 IST, December 15th 2020