Joseph Robinette Biden

“ The seminary and other houses of worship in the area are partnering with the community health centers to offer vaccination and vaccination sites. They’re seeing these kinds of partnerships where — and not just there, but we’re seeing them all over the country.
People are coming together across the different faiths to serve those most in need, with a special focus on vaccinating seniors from all races, backgrounds, and walks of life. It’s an example of America at its finest. ”

“ While I’m asking Americans — the American people to do their job, here’s what I’m doing. When we first started our vaccination program, the real question is how quickly we could get shots in people’s arms. Well, by the end of May, the vast majority of adult Americans will have gotten at least their first shot. ”

“ Why the White House hasn’t used a more forceful campaign, like advertisement on television, for example, to convince Americans to take that vaccine so we can reach the herd immunity? THE PRESIDENT: We are. We are doing that. And, by the way, the number of people who are reluctant to take it continues to diminish. It continues to diminish across the country as they see their neighbors, particularly in communities that have been very —Now, there’s a different group of people. There’s a group of people who’ve been reluctant because of past — how can I say it? ”

“ Many states have already opened up to all adults. But beginning April 19th, every adult in every state, every adult in this country is eligible to get in line to get a COVID vaccination.
And today, in advance of that new national full-eligibility date, I want to make a direct appeal to our seniors and everyone who cares about them. While we have made incredible progress vaccinating three quarters of our seniors and putting vaccination sites within five miles of 90 percent of the public, it still isn’t enough. ”

“ We know that there are a number of seniors and people with disabilities and people in many communities of color who may be isolated and lack access to transportation.
That’s why we’re ramping up transportation to vaccination centers and deploying more mobile units and pop-up clinics in the places close to where people live. That’s why we’re working with faith-based organizations and other community groups to host vaccination clinics, sign people up for appointments, get help — help them get those appointments. ”

“ More than 75 percent of the people over the age of 65 have gotten shots, up from 8 percent when we took office. That’s a dramatic turnaround and critical because seniors account for 80 percent of all COVID deaths. ”

“ Look, you know, it is reassuring to see that for-profit operations and businesses are speaking up about how these new Jim Crow laws are just antithetical to who we are.There’s another side to it, too. The other side to it too is: When they, in fact, move out of Georgia, the people who need the help the most — people who are making hourly wages — sometimes get hurt the most. ”

“ And because our vaccine program is in overdrive, we’re making it easier to get a vaccination shot. Last week, I announced that by April 19th of this month, 90 percent of all Americans will be within five miles of a vaccination site. ”

“ New — new variants of the virus are spreading and they’re moving quickly. Cases are going back up. Hospitalizations are no longer declining. While deaths are still down — way down from January — they’re going up in some places. ”

“ Fauci recently cited two studies from the New England Journal of Medicine that found fully vaccinated care workers — healthcare workers on the frontlines had an extremely low infections rate, less than two-tenths of one percent, compared to unvaccinated healthcare workers who had considerably higher infection rates. ”