Vicky Phelan receives cancer treatment while Kamala Harris gets Covid-19 vaccine nearby

"That’s quite something isn’t it," Ms Phelan said about the US vice president receiving a Covid-19 vaccine in the same building where she is undergoing a new clinical trail to treat her cancer.
Vicky Phelan receives cancer treatment while Kamala Harris gets Covid-19 vaccine nearby

Vicky Phelan during a recent appearance on the Late Late Show.

CervicalCheck campaigner Vicky Phelan shared a hospital with America’s most powerful woman yesterday while taking part in a clinical trial she hopes will prolong her life.

The mother-of-two flew to Maryland last week, where she will be staying for the next six months to receive the treatment. During a trial yesterday, she revealed she was not too far from the United States’ second-in-command.

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