US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Mike Pence are set to receive the COVID-19 vaccine soon. Biden will receive the vaccine publicly as early as next week, said reports quoting officials. Meanwhile, Mike Pence and his wife Karen, will receive the vaccine on Friday publicly to boost national confidence, the White House announced. US is the worst hit country in the world with the highest number of Covid cases, on Monday it rolled out the nationwide coronavirus vaccine programme, with a nurse from New York getting the first shot.