COVID-19: Joe Biden Gives Trump Credit After Receiving Vaccine (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

President-elect Joe Biden received his COVID-19 vaccine in Delaware on Monday, posing for the cameras as a local nurse administrated the shot and giving credit to President Donald Trump’s administration for its rollout of the cure.

He thanked the medical staff and urged Americans to follow coronavirus restrictions during the holiday period, including wearing face masks and practicing social distancing.

Biden, wearing a dark long-sleeved t-shirt, rolled up his left sleeve to receive the vaccine. He wore a black cloth face mask over a white N95 mask during his visit.

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‘I’m ready,’ he told the nurse administrating the shot.

‘You just go ahead any time you’re ready,‘ he told her after she applied alcohol to his bicep.

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Biden had no visible reaction as he received the shot, which was dispensed by Tabe Masa, Nurse Practitioner and Head of Employee Health Services at ChristianaCare Hospital in Newark, Del.

He thanked Masa and elbow bumped her afterward. He also received his vaccine card.

Dr. Jill Biden, received her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine – which requires two shots – earlier Monday, the office of the president-elect said without providing an explanation about why she did not receive a dose with her husband.

She was present, standing by the president-elect, as he received his shot.

He joked his wife ‘loves’ shots.

‘I’m looking forward to the second shot, so is Jill. She’s had her shot earlier today. She loves shots, I know,’ he said.

Biden credits Trump’s administration with getting the Pfizer vaccine distributed. Moderna received FDA approval for its vaccine last week.

‘One of the things is I think the administration deserves some credit getting this off the ground with Operation Warp Speed,‘ he said, giving kudos to his predecessor in the White House.

‘I also think that it’s worth saying that this is great hope. I’m doing this to demonstrate that people should be prepared when it’s available to take the vaccine. There is nothing to worry about,‘ he said.

Biden also reminded Americans to take care over the holidays and noted this was just the beginning of the vaccination stage.

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‘The important thing is that it’s worth stating that, you know, this is just the beginning. It’s one thing to get the vaccine out, and now Moderna is going to be on the road as well. But it’s going to take time. It’s going to take time,’ he said.

‘In the meantime, I know I don’t want to sound like a sour note here, but I hope people listen to all the experts and Dr. Fauci talking about the need to wear masks during this Christmas and new year’s holidays. Wear masks, socially distance, and if you don’t have to travel, don’t travel. Don’t travel. It’s really important,’ he said.