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
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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.

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(Reporting by Lisa Lambert; Editing by Bernadette Baum)