Former President Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump were vaccinated at the White House in January, two sources confirmed to CBS News.
It is not clear why the ex-president did not make public comments about his coronavirus vaccination, due to high levels of skepticism about the vaccine, particularly among Republicans. Mr. Trump asked participants at his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Sunday to get their COVID-19 vaccines, but he did not mention that he had been vaccinated.
Whether the president received the two shots was also not disclosed. Mr trump COVID-19 hired in October.
Other American officials, including President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, received the vaccine at televised events. Former Vice President Mike Pence also received his photo on camera to help inspire public confidence in the vaccine.
On Saturday, the one-shot The Johnson & Johnson vaccine was authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration and is now being shipped across the US