U.S. Surgeon General resigns at Biden's request - MSNBC

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence receives the COVID-19 vaccine at the White House in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams has resigned at President-elect Joe Biden's request, MSNBC reported on Wednesday, as Biden was poised to be sworn in as the country's 46th president amid the raging coronavirus pandemic.

(Reporting by Lisa Lambert; Editing by Bernadette Baum)