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In early December 2020, roughly one year after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna crossed the finish line in the race to produce a vaccine against the disease, which has sickened tens of millions and killed more than 1.5 million people globally while wreaking havoc on economies. In an effort to bolster public confidence in the safety and efficacy of a vaccine once it's approved for use in the U.S., President-elect Joe Biden indicated during a Dec. 3, 2020, interview with CNN's Jake Tapper that he would join with former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama in taking the vaccine publicly. The three former presidents stated that they would be willing to take the vaccine while being broadcast on television if it would help boost public confidence when the vaccine is made available to them. During the interview with Tapper and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Biden said he would be happy to do the same. Here is a transcript of that exchange:
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