US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, walks to the Senate Floor at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on December 18, 2020.
McConnell received his shortly after Pelosi, touting the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness in a tweet."Just received the safe, effective COVID vaccine following continuity-of-government protocols.
Vaccines are how we beat this virus. Now back to continue fighting for a rescue package including a lot more money for distribution so more Americans can receive it as fast as possible," the majority leader posted.Pelosi and McConnell join a number of notable public figures who are among the first to receive Pfizer’s historic vaccine.Pence received his shot on Friday in a live-television event.