Biden to receive Covid vaccine jab on live TV

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden plans to publicly receive a Covid-19 vaccine injection in an effort to boost confidence in its safety ahead of its wide distribution next year.

Biden has vowed to make the fight against the coronavirus, which has killed more than 300,000 Americans and infected more than 17 million, his top priority when he takes office on January 20. At age 78, he is in the high-risk group for the highly contagious respiratory disease.