(Providence, RI)--Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo's office says she received her first COVID-19 vaccine dose on Tuesday.Raimondo's office says she was given the shot because she is in the line of succession for president as the incoming Commerce Secretary.Raimondo expressed gratitude for the scientists, researchers and others who came together to develop and distribute the vaccine.She added: "this has been a long and difficult year, but the end is in sight".
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