A week into the job, President Biden’s White House medical team administered the coronavirus vaccine to several hundred staff members – and aims to vaccinate all personal employees in the coming weeks, officials tell Axios.
Why it matters: The new administration is stepping up steps to protect President Biden and all personnel working in the White House. The administration also requires daily COVID testing of employees and N95 masks at all times.
Details: Emails to White House executives began earlier this month with the subject line “Invitation to Receive COVID-19 Vaccination.”
- The emails reflect recent guidance for staff on the new administration’s tight COVID-19 protocols.
What they say: “As we announced last month, about three dozen incoming members of the senior staff, national security team, and incoming cabinet nominees received their first dose in early January,” White House spokesman Kevin Munoz told Axios.
- “The White House medical team vaccinated hundreds of additional staff from the President’s Executive Office who work on-site every day … to ensure a COVID-safe work environment around the President and key figures with national security and continuity of responsibilities. from the government. “