The awards are given during an annual ceremony which also serves as the center's largest fundraiser.
It could present a problem for the already strained healthcare workers.
With holidays approaching, health experts said some festivities can start to return to a sense of normalcy -- but they also warned that COVID-19 isn't defeated yet.
Paul also continued his criticism of White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci for insisting that vaccinated Americans continue to wear masks to avoid inadvertently infecting vulnerable people.
The White House says Pence and his wife, Karen, will receive the vaccine publicly on Friday.
Kentucky U.S. Senator Rand Paul says the nation's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, owes school kids and their parents an apology.
New coronavirus infections are numbering between 40,000 and 50,000 a day in the US.
As of Sunday, the number of new coronavirus cases has increased by at least 10% or more compared to the week before in 21 states.
"But it's not going to be turning a switch off and turning the switch on. It's going to be gradual," Fauci added.
There are 35 vaccines in human trials around the world.