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Omaha Steve

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Tue Mar 23, 2021, 06:27 PM Mar 2021

Vice president's husband touts COVID vaccinations in Nebraska visit

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Henry Cordes

BLAIR, Neb. — The husband of Vice President Kamala Harris thanked workers at a hospital here for their efforts to fight the pandemic. Then he asked everyone in Nebraska to do their part.

Get the shot, Doug Emhoff said.

“When it’s your turn, get the vaccine," he said. "It’s safe, it’s painless and they work.”

Second Gentleman Emhoff was in Nebraska on Tuesday to promote the recently-passed stimulus bill, particularly highlighting provisions dealing with health care. The bill included increased subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, as well as measures intended to help rural hospitals fight the pandemic.






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