Joseph Robinette Biden

“ We also sent millions of vaccines to thousands of local pharmacies all across America to make it easier for folks to get the vaccine shot like they would their flu shot — going to a familiar place, familiar folks that they can trust and know to get the shot.
And for folks who didn’t live near — don’t live near a vaccination center or a pharmacy, we’re deploying mobile units. These are special vehicles and pop-up clinics that meet folks where they live and where they don’t have transportation to get the shots — to get to the places to get the shots. ”

“ While things are improving, and we’re going from a mess we inherited to moving in the right direction, at significant speed, this is not a victory lap. This — everything is not fixed. We have a long way to go. And that day, when everything gets back to normal, depends on all of us. ”

“ We’re also setting up more places for people to get vaccinated. As of today, we provided $3.8 billion to states, territories, and tribes to create hundreds of new vaccination centers and ramp up the existing ones that are there already; working with governors across the country, in red and blue states, to bolster their efforts to stand up hundreds of vaccination centers — from stadiums, to community centers, houses of worship, large parking lots. ”

“ This coming week, we will administer over 12 million shots, double the pace, in just six weeks that we’ve been in office.
Other milestones: We’ve increased vaccination distribution to states by 70 percent. Nearly 60 percent of people over the age of 75 have now received at least one shot. It was 14 percent six weeks ago. And close to 50 percent of people over the age of 65 have at least one shot now. It was 8 percent six weeks ago. It’s important because people over 65 account for 80 percent of all the COVID deaths. ”

“ These are the White House offices that bring together the country’s top scientists to address our most pressing needs, and they’ll be part of the work to develop a DARPA-like advanced research effort on cancer and other diseases, just like we do DARPA in the Defense Department, which develops breakthrough projects to secure our national security. ”

“ And relatedly, I’m delighted to see five of the nation’s leading cancer centers are joining forces today to build on the work of the Cancer Moonshot I was able to do during the Obama-Biden administration to help break through silos and barriers in cancer research. We’re making progress.
There is so much we can do, so much progress within our reach. And that’s why I’m thankful to the folks here today for getting their vaccine shots: Gerald Bunn, who — and Corey Hamilton, both D.C. firefighters. ”

“ I think the more people see other people getting the shots, it’s going to build confidence.
But, you know, at the same time, there are people who live in hard-to-reach areas who can’t get them. And there are folks who are hesitant to take the shot in the first place. ”