Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation are getting their first doses of a coronavirus vaccine.
U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey and U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Katherine Clark and James McGovern all said Saturday they had received their first shots of the two-dose Pfizer vaccines authorized for emergency use this month.
“Upon medical advice, I received a coronavirus vaccine this morning,” Clark, who is now the fourth-highest-ranking House Democrat, said in a statement. “A vaccine has been made available to Congress because of the need for continuity of government operations. While I am no more deserving of the vaccine than anyone else, I want to demonstrate that coronavirus vaccines are safe and effective.”
Markey and Warren issued a similar joint statement saying the “vaccine is safe, effective, and will save lives.”
“We will continue to wear masks, practice social distancing, and work to make sure vaccines are made widely available and administered equitably to health care workers, essential workers, teachers, medically underserved communities, and the rest of our nation at no cost and as soon as possible,” the senators said.
Pressley said in a statement that she had planned to get a vaccine a community health center in her district “later in 2021” but took the opportunity Saturday after consulting her with family and doctor.
“Candidly, I did not expect I would be able to receive the vaccine this soon,” she said.
Pressley called for coronavirus vaccines to be made available “rapidly and free of cost” to health care workers, essential workers and those in communities hardest hit by the pandemic, and said it’s up to research and medical institutions to “earn the trust of communities of color as we distribute this vaccine and rebuild.”
A McGovern spokesman confirmed the representative received the vaccine via email.
A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton said he has an appointment to get one, but did not disclose when. A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan said Saturday she hadn’t yet received one. It was not immediately clear Saturday whether the other members of the Bay State delegation had received their first shots.
Pressley, Clark, Markey and Warren are the latest federal lawmakers to publicly announce their vaccinations as some of the top leaders from both parties work to dispel concerns about the shots.
Don’t worry. They didn’t leave out AOC.
Another “lawmaker” getting the VACCINE before THE PEOPLE. Here we see @aoc—A very ineffective, destructive and ignorant person getting “the COVIDE antidote” Weren’t we told that ESSENTIAL WORKERS would get the vaccine first ? Then those FOOLS in congress should go LAST pic.twitter.com/KWAy2cCrgE
— Greg Kelly (@gregkellyusa) December 20, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence got his on live television on Friday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tweeted about their shots, as did former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, now a U.S. senator from Utah.
“Vaccines are how we beat this virus,” McConnell wrote.
While some elected officials make their vaccinations public to set an example, Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday he likely would not.
“The folks who work at our hospitals generally and in our health care system generally getting vaccinated is a lot more important than me and frankly a lot more meaningful, I think, to most people,” Baker said. “I don’t really think of myself as somebody who should get vaccinated before I actually qualify as an individual.”
The trio of Bay State lawmakers received their shots in Washington, where legislators remain locked in negotiations over a long-delayed coronavirus relief package as the threat of a government shutdown looms.
“Our work is not over until every American is healthy and protected from this virus and is able to provide for their families,” Clark said.
GOPUSA Editor’s Note: And to be fair, it’s not just radical Democrats moving ahead of the people. I can go along with the president and vice president, no matter their party, but Congress is essential? Really?
I’m not happy about this AT ALL. U.S. Senator MARCO RUBIO (who dresses like he’s in the 6th grade) GETTING THE SHOT BEFORE THE PEOPLE DO. “Spare me” the BS about “we want to show it’s safe”—they’re CUTTING THE LINE!! @aoc did it too !!! That’s not “public service” https://t.co/1wAehLSmmL
— Greg Kelly (@gregkellyusa) December 20, 2020
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Maybe the Democrats should wait two to five years for the vaccine, because according to all of the liberals, Trump was not gong to have the vaccine ready within a year. Without the vaccine, the Democrats should be labeled, non – essential humans, so they can stay in their houses, the rest of their lives, which would be no loss to the world.
PLUS didn’t a lot HECKLE TRUMP about the vaccine, and say “WE WON’T get it”..
LOoks like yet again they are LIARS!
Maybe the Devil will bless these his servants with a fatal case of the disease.
He’s blessed them (or cursed, however you wish to look at it) with a lot already
WHY are the dems. getting it first? They don’t deserve the shot first because of the hate they showed against Trump for this vaccine he pushed so hard to get it quick. All the dems. did is cut down Trump for this covid 19 vaccine. What about the elderly? They are at great risk. The dems. should be at the back of the line. They are horrible horrible people. Especially Pelosi and Schummer. Pelosi needs to drop dead. She has wronged woman. She is NOT A LEADER.
I appreciate your position and your passion and perceive you to be a genuine Warrior Queen. Glad we’ll be on the same side of the barricades.
Merry Christmas and a Happy, healthful and prosperous New Year in spite of everything.
IF anything, i say GIVE THE UNTESTED VACCINE TO ONLY The demon-rats, the scallywag ags, the criminal judges, and the useless so-called journalists.. THEN IF NONE OF THEM DROP dead, then we can give it to everyone else..
With the exception of POTUS, his family, Vice POTUS and a handful of the 535 non-essential pigs at the trough, I hope it turns out to meet my expectations and the reason I wouldn’t touch it with a 10′ pole and these Schwanzlutscher end up with a severe case of buyers’ remorse.
“Candidly, I did not expect I would be able to receive the vaccine this soon,” she said.
Well, she was thinking of long Obama would have taken to have a vaccine ready. The only time Obama acted fast was to shoot off his yap or to block tourists in their hotel at Yellowstone park, at gunpoint.
IF obozo was still in office, a vaccine wouldn’t even BE ON THE DRAWING board, let alone being distributed..
like rats fighting over a piece of cheese!
As Napoleon the pig said in Animal Farm (George Orwell) “Some animals are more equal than others.”
Libtard autocrats, PROVE THAT LINE is truth, daily!
This is fantastic news. Let all of them go first.
This is just one more example of the Democrats’ egregious hypocrisy. First, they mocked President Trump when he committed to having a COVID-19 vaccine ready for delivery before the end of this year. When it became clear that a vaccine would be ready in December, many of these naysayers then claimed that they did not trust the “Trump vaccine” and advised against getting it. Now, since the vaccine has clearly demonstrated it is both highly effective and safe, these dishonest Democrats are pushing everyone else aside to be first in line to be vaccinated. I doubt these Democrats will be hungry for quite a while because they have just eaten a whole lot of crow.
I doubt any of them ever will eat crow.
WHY would they. NO one will even DARE call them out for their hypocristy, let alone hold them to account for it!
I notice that the people screaming the entire time there is noway they would trust a President Trump vaccine are the first in line to get that same vaccine. All it proves to me is they lied the entire time and I don’t understand why people in their districts are not challenging them on it. Where is the people come first part of their jobs anymore? I did notice that one Demoncrap talked about how much more important they are over normal citizens. They need it more than the rest of us do. Of course since the AMA has now reversed course on the Hydroxychloroquine and now say it is the correct treatment. Imagine that now that Biden is considered Pres-Elect the treatment President Trump put out there went from way to bad for you to the right treatment for you. Also on a second point, other countries are winning the Covid war with a simple medical package which works and cost around 3 dollars a person. Imagine that 3 dollar a person overseas compared to the several BILLION already spent in the USA! Ever wonder where all the money is going?
I’ll lay down $1000.00 to anyone who takes my bet that the mainstream media will be as silent about how the Commucrats howled and wailed that the vaccine was a scam and that Trump was going to kill Americans with his rushed-through vaccine as they will be silent about Mr. Trump coming through with his promise.
NO Bet..
I suspect the vaccine is a problem, it is untested, unproven, and produced by companies, who, by the nature of classification of the situation, as an emergency, have had all liabilities removed and they stand to make billions, their loyalty is to stockholders and fat cat bonuses for themselves. I am all for these far left loons getting first crack at it, in fact I strongly support it. Where I am dismayed, is the push for healthcare workers, first responders and the military to be in front, we actually need them, we can do without left wing loons.
The whole truth in a nutshell johnw1120. The scamdemic of 2020 will go down in history as the most brilliant hoax ever perpetrated on the American people, and all it cost us was the best president we have ever had, and our freedom. Nice job China and democraps.
That’s IF THE LEFTISTS don’t rule what is and isn’t wrote into our ‘history books’..
Read th he old stage play “The Emperor’s New Clothes” for perspective on the blinding egos and hypocrisy at the root of this “crisis.”
Manufactured by communists in China.
Promoted by communists in America.
Used for fearmongering by the media and socialist opportunists.
Totally believed and swallowed whole by fools everywhere.
Pitiful. Pitiful. Pitiful. Stupid. Insane.
What a surprise (he said, sarcastically)…
Democrat “law makers” once again, put THEMSELVES above WE, THE PEOPLE!
They just don’t seem to understand that THEY are OUR employees (and TEMPORARY, at that)!
Sadly, though, THEIR “low information voters” are quite happy to keep electing them, and letting THEM become the “ruling class”.
So sad!
Goodbye, U.S.A.
SINCE when have they NOT PUT THEMSELVES above we, the people??
Given what I’ve read about the vaccine I’m not unhappy that these people are getting it first. Let them try it, let’s see what happens, and THEN when it has been tested properly and we can see what side effects it has others can receive it.
It uses a new mRNA technology that has a significant potential to trigger autoimmune reactions in over 70% of the people who receive it. For those who are younger it has been suggested that it might actually make them sterile. Not something I’d want me or my kids to receive and take a risk with. A friend’s whole family got COVID and they didn’t classify it even in the top five illnesses that have run through the family.
I am refusing to take it period.
That isn’t where they should have shot AOC.
I don’t care if they do put themselves first!
1) It’s exactly what I figured they would do!
2) I wanted to wait a while just to make sure it works and isn’t worse than the virus itself. If they have issues with the vaccine they WILL scream, cry, and moan and the media WILL pick it up and scream, cry, and moan with them!
3) When MY turn does come I will know if it’s safe!
YOu assume, when it “comes to your turn”, they will give you a choice in whether you take it or not.
The satan worshipping DEMONcrats have proven once again that they care nothing for the people just themselves, the DEMONcrats want the entire vaccine for themselves and for no one else, the dems don’t care if the people get the vaccine or not. The dems want everything for themselves and only for themselves, they care nothing about the country or the people.
If the only real purpose of the inoculations is to prolong the time the entire world remains under the thumb of the elitist politicians, “give me liberty or give me death.”
Maybe the shots work but maybe they don’t. After a steady stream of outrageous lies from the Deep State, Fake News, and self-proclaimed medical authorities (all of which have been proven repeatedly to be wrong) we are now expected to fully embrace these new shots because these liars are again assuring us that they are safe and effective. Really??
I am appalled by those in power who are pushing the more vulnerable aside ( who would die if infected) so the young and health (who are little or no real risk) can avoid even mild symptoms. This will further the euthanasia cause even more in America.
The total lack of morality is obvious and sickening; just what the world’s evil master had planned.
THe sickening part to me, is How many of those i formerly knew as conservative, SEEM TO BE LOVING THE Fact these vaccines aer here, and are “Stoked” to get them willingly… LIKE lambs to the slaugher.
All animals are equal but some are more equal than others. – Orwell