US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has received the first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine live on television

Washington: US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has received the first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine live on television as part of efforts to build public trust in the inoculation and urged Americans to get vaccinated for the virus.

Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff were administered the vaccine at United Medical Center in Washington, DC.

Kamala Harris

"Let's do it," Harris said before she received her shot on Tuesday. She took the vaccine one week after President-elect Joe Biden received his.

Harris urged all Americans to get vaccinated. 'It's about saving your life, the life of your family members, and the life of your community,' she said.

Kamala Harris

"I trust scientists. And it is the scientists who created and approved this vaccine. So I urge everyone, when it is your turn, get vaccinated."

Harris joins a growing number of elected officials and doctors who have received their coronavirus vaccines on camera to show Americans that the shots are safe.