Three former US presidents have volunteered to take a jab of
COVID-19 vaccine, whenever it is available, to instill trust about the vaccine
safety among people, CNN reported on Thursday.

Former US presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Bill
Clinton spoke about the need to brandish the vaccines’ safety speaking
variously to media channels during their reaching out bid

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Freddy Ford, Bush’s Chief of Staff, told CNN that the
former President has reached out to Anthony Fauci and Deborah Brix—both part of
White House’s COVID-19 response team—about his wish to volunteer.

“A few weeks ago President Bush asked me to let Dr. Fauci
and Dr. Birx know that, when the time is right, he wants to do what he can to
help encourage his fellow citizens to get vaccinated,” Ford told CNN.

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“First, the vaccines need to be deemed safe and
administered to the priority populations. Then, President Bush will get in line
for his, and will gladly do so on camera.”

Clinton through his press secretary said he was willing to
take the jab in a public setting if it helped build credibility of the vaccine
among people.

“President Clinton will definitely take a vaccine as soon as
available to him, based on the priorities determined by public health
officials. And he will do it in a public setting if it will help urge all
Americans to do the same,” Angel Urena said.

Obama said he believed in Dr Fauci, the Director of National
Institute of Allergies and Infectious Disease, and know him to be credible enough
when he says that vaccine is safe.

“People like Anthony Fauci, who I know, and I’ve worked
with, I trust completely,” Obama said. “So, if Anthony Fauci tells me
this vaccine is safe, and can vaccinate, you know, immunize you from getting
Covid, absolutely, I’m going to take it.”

“I promise you that when it’s been made for people who
are less at risk, I will be taking it,” he said.

“I may end up taking it on TV or having it filmed, just
so that people know that I trust this science, and what I don’t trust is
getting Covid,” he added.