PHOTOS: Vice President Kamala Harris visits Atlanta to promote vaccinations

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PHOTOS: Vice President Kamala Harris visits Atlanta to promote vaccinations

Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Atlanta Friday as part of a White House campaign to urge more Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine as inoculation rates continue to decline across Georgia.

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, June 18, 2021. Vice President Harris is visiting Atlanta to promote a White House initiative for the COVID-19 vaccine. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, June 18, 2021. Vice President Harris is visiting Atlanta to promote a White House initiative for the COVID-19 vaccine. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris greets Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms as she arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, June 18, 2021. Vice President Harris is visiting Atlanta to promote a White House initiative for the COVID-19 vaccine. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris greets Senator Jon Ossoff, from left, Senator Raphael Warnock, Congresswoman Nikema Williams and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, right, as she arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, June 18, 2021. Harris is visiting Atlanta (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with a group about the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations during a visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Congresswoman Nikema Williams, from right, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Senator Jon Ossoff, Senator Raphael Warnock, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Dr. Jayne Morgan, Cardiologist and the Executive Director of the COVID Task Force at the Piedmont Healthcare Corporation, listen as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with a group about the importance of the COVID-19 vaccination during her visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with a group about the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations during a visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with a man as he receives a COVID-19 vaccination shot during a visit to a pop-up vaccination site at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris congratulates a man after he received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine shot during a visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Senator Raphael Warnock, left, and Sen Jon Ossoff, greet supporters with fist bumps during a visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church with Vice President Kamala Harris in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris, left, speaks with Dr. Jayne Morgan, Cardiologist and the Executive Director of the COVID Task Force at the Piedmont Healthcare Corporation, during a visit to a pop-up vaccination site at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, waves goodbye to a group of individuals during a visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church with Vice President Kamala Harris in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Congresswoman Nikema Williams makes remarks during a COVID-19 vaccine mobilization rally at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms makes remarks during a COVID-19 vaccine mobilization rally at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Members of the crowd cheer as Vice President Kamala Harris makes her way to the stage during a COVID-19 vaccine mobilization rally at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris makes remarks during a COVID-19 vaccine mobilization rally at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris makes remarks during a COVID-19 vaccine mobilization rally at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris makes remarks during a COVID-19 vaccine mobilization rally at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — A sign promoting the COVID-19 vaccination is displayed following a COVID-19 vaccine mobilization rally with Vice President Kamala Harris at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms makes remarks during a COVID-19 vaccine mobilization rally at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Senator Jon Ossoff makes remarks during a COVID-19 vaccine mobilization rally at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Senator Raphael Warnock makes remarks during a COVID-19 vaccine mobilization rally at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris makes remarks before departing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris makes remarks before departing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris makes remarks before departing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two in order to depart from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Air Force Two departs Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Air Force Two departs Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Air Force Two departs Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, June 18, 2021. Vice President Harris is visiting Atlanta to promote a White House initiative for the COVID-19 vaccine. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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