VP Pence receives COVID vaccine - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2

(NBC News) Vice President Mike Pence received the COVID-19 vaccine Friday in a televised event designed to promote the vaccine and boost confidence in its effectiveness. Pence’s wife, Karen, and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams also received the vaccine.

On Thursday an independent Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended the authorization of a second vaccine, this one from drug maker Moderna. The FDA is expected to act quickly on the recommendation and could issues an emergency use authorization later today.

The Moderna vaccine is as effective as the Pfizer vaccine currently in use, but is easier to ship and store. It does not require sub-zero storage.