The ranking Republican on the U.S. House Subcommittee on Health, and Congress’ most senior medical doctor, says he will urge his constituents to get a coronavirus vaccine when the time comes.

“Absolutely, when it becomes available,” Congressman Michael Burgess said on Inside Texas Politics.

“If I’m not accused of breaking in line, I’ll be one of the first to take it just to demonstrate that I’ve got absolute confidence in the process and how the vaccine was developed and the science behind it.”

Pfizer recently became the first company to seek emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its coronavirus vaccine.

Congressman Burgess says once it’s available, it will initially be designated for front-line medical personnel and other citizens at the highest risk.

“As soon as they say go, the vaccine is in the process of being distributed, the cold storage units have been secured, the placement is in fact happening even as we speak, and the vaccine will very rapidly be available,” he said.

And Burgess says the really good news is that Moderna appears to be right behind Pfizer with its own vaccine candidate.

“How much rejoicing should there be 10 months after the first case was identified in this country to now have not one, but two vaccines that appear to be 95% effective. That is a rate that’s unheard of," he said. 

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