President Biden wants Americans to wear masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus “until everyone is, in fact, vaccinated,” he said on Monday.
“I urge all doctors, ministers and local priests to talk about why, why it is important to get this vaccine and even after that, until everyone is, in fact, vaccinated, to wear this mask,” said Biden after giving a speech. US $ 1.9 trillion bailout plan.
BIDEN SAYS ‘LOCAL PREACHERS’ BETTER THAN TRUMP TO CONVINCE ‘GALPOS MAGA’ TO TAKE COVID-19 VACCINE
After his inauguration in Janury, Biden urged citizens to “dress up” for the next 100 days while the federal and state governments work to make vaccines available.
President Joe Biden puts on his face mask after talking about the COVID-19 humanitarian aid package in the White House State Dining Room, Monday, March 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo / Patrick Semansky)
The Biden government has set a goal to administer 100 million vaccines in the first 100 days of the president’s term. On Monday, more than 92 million doses were administered, according to data from the CDC.
Meanwhile, the CDC has also found that Americans’ hesitation about getting the vaccine is easing, but it is not going away.
Biden said in February that the United States will have a sufficient supply of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the summer to inoculate 300 million Americans. However, he also said that Americans should expect to continue wearing masks until 2022.
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Thomas Barrabi and Cortney Moore of Fox Business contributed to this report.