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Biden Receives Second COVID-19 Shot

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   President-elect Joe Biden rolled up his sleeve and received his second
   dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Monday at Christiana Hospital in Newark,
   Delaware, to complete his inoculation against the deadly disease.

   The process was livestreamed to reassure Americans the vaccines are
   safe.

   Global cases of the coronavirus have topped 90 million, as the number
   of deaths approaches1.9 million. In the United States, more than
   375,000 people have died from the virus. The number of cases is now
   more than 22 million, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus
   Resource Center.

   The president-elect, who responded to questions after his inoculation,
   said the increasing number of deaths is "wrong, and we can do a lot to
   change it."

   Vaccinations across the United States have been uneven and have not
   gone according to the Trump administration's plans.

   Biden's transition team plans to vaccinate as many people as possible
   with their first shot, rather than save the vaccine for second doses.

   This, his team believes, will give some protection against the virus to
   people who would otherwise not have any. Experts have advised, however,
   against this approach, citing inadequate data on holding back second
   doses.

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