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Joe Biden’s Morning ReportThe Hill – Presented by Facebook – Biden offers 100 million shots in 58 days, shots to neighbors Defenders demand transparency at Biden’s migrant facilities The Memo: America faces long war with extremism MORE on Friday, he made his first visit to the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since taking office to thank scientists and workers for their efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
“We owe a huge debt of gratitude to you, and we will have it for a long, long, long time,” Biden told a small group of CDC employees gathered in an operating room.
Biden has repeatedly focused on his administration’s respect for science and broader support for a science-based approach to the virus among the public.
The comments seemed to be a subtle blow to the previous one President Trump
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“The public is grateful to you, because it is about science,” said Biden. “That’s what they understand. They understand. And we are not going back to the old days, even if the whole government changes tomorrow. I think you changed things. You changed in a way that will make everyone healthier in this country. .. because you speak truth and science to power. “
Biden further praised the CDC for “changing the country’s psyche” as it enters the second year of the pandemic.
The president’s visit to the CDC coincided with the day his government exceeded 100 million vaccines administered, reaching Biden’s stated goal for the first 100 days in his 59th day in office.
Biden was accompanied at the CDC by Vice President Harris and the agency’s director Rochelle WalenskyRochelle WalenskyThe urgency to keep the COVID-19 workplace testing Fauci: CDC will likely shorten the distance guidance for schools WATCH LIVE: Fauci, director of the CDC will testify at COVID-19 MORE. Officials offered a briefing on the state of the pandemic, including the status of coronavirus variants across the country, COVID-19 tests, therapeutic development and how the virus disproportionately affected minority communities.
The trip to Atlanta headquarters was a late addition to Biden’s schedule. It was originally scheduled to proclaim the approval of a $ 1.9 trillion aid package during a drive-in rally with Harris. But the two changed their plans after a shootout near the city left eight dead, with most of the victims being Asian. The shooting occurred amid a broader increase in anti-Asian violence during the pandemic.