WATCH: Harris swears she ‘won’t give up’ on the unvaccinated

Published January 13, 2022 5:06pm ET



Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she doesn’t believe in giving up on people who refuse to get vaccinated.

“At what point does the administration acknowledge these people aren’t going to get the shot?” TODAY host Craig Melvin asked Harris.


“I don’t believe in giving up on people,” the vice president responded. “I really don’t.”

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The administration has announced 500,00,000 vaccines will soon be available, but Harris could not give a date on when they will be sent out.

“Shortly,” Harris said.

“Next week?” Melvin asked.

“They’ve been ordered. They’ve been ordered. We — I have to look at the current information. I think it’s going to be by next week,” the vice president responded.

However, the action is a matter of urgency, she said.

When asked if the move should have been taken sooner, Harris refused to answer.

“Should we have done that sooner?” Melvin asked.

“We are doing it,” Harris responded.

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“But should we have done it sooner?” the host repeated.

“We are doing it,” the vice president answered.