Four living ex-presidents are appearing in new ads this week, encouraging Americans to get their COVID-19 vaccines.
In a one-minute ad released by the Advertising Council on Wednesday, former presidents Carter, Clinton, Bush and Obama urged U.S. residents to receive vaccines when they could in an effort to end the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
“This vaccine means hope. It will protect you and those you love from this dangerous and deadly disease, “Obama said in the ad entitled” It depends on you. “
The clip shows photos of all four former presidents and their spouses receiving their vaccinations, including former first ladies Rosalynn Carter, Michelle Obama
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Some of the former presidents also shared in the announcement what they are looking forward to seeing as soon as the pandemic ends.
Clinton said he hopes to “get back to work” and be “able to move”, while Obama said he wants to see Michelle Obama’s mother and “hug her and see her on her birthday”.
Bush shared that he wants to go “for the day of the debut at Texas Rangers Stadium with a full stadium”
“We lost enough people and suffered too much damage,” Clinton said in the announcement.
In a second announcement released on Wednesday, Clinton, Bush and Obama again asked Americans to get vaccinated, calling vaccines “the first step in ending the pandemic and moving our country forward”.
“The science is clear,” Bush said in Wednesday’s video. “These vaccines will protect you and those you love from this dangerous and deadly disease.”
“They can save your life,” added Clinton.
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Approximately 62.5 million people in the U.S. received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday morning.