Biden Warns Of Delta Danger During Road Trip To Urge Vaccinations
“Six hundred thousand-plus Americans have died, and with this delta variant you know there’s going to be others as well. You know it’s going to happen. We’ve got to get young people vaccinated,” President Joe Biden said during a visit to a community center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The White House is deploying other top officials to other parts of the country to encourage Americans to get the covid shot.
CNBC:
Biden Says More Americans Will Die As Delta Variant Spreads: 'You Know It's Going To Happen'
President Joe Biden said Thursday that Covid deaths in the United States will continue to rise due to the spread of the “dangerous” delta variant, calling it a “serious concern.” “Six hundred thousand-plus Americans have died, and with this delta variant you know there’s going to be others as well. You know it’s going to happen. We’ve got to get young people vaccinated,” Biden said at a community center in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Mendez, 6/24)
The New York Times:
As The Pace Of Vaccinations Slows, Biden Makes A Personal Appeal
President Biden implored Americans on Thursday to “knock on doors and talk to friends and neighbors” about getting vaccinated, as the White House opened a campaign-like blitz to persuade people around the country to get their shots. Mr. Biden’s speech, in North Carolina, came as the government is shifting its strategy from mass vaccination sites to a more localized effort — deploying top officials to local communities, with an eye toward younger Americans who have not had the access or are reluctant to get vaccinated. (Kanno-Youngs, 6/24)
The Hill:
White House Deploys Top Officials In Vaccine Blitz
The White House on Thursday engaged in an all-out blitz to urge Americans to get vaccinated, scattering top officials around the country to tout the shots even as the administration has acknowledged it won’t meet its Fourth of July goals for the vaccines. President Biden toured a mobile vaccination unit and helped launch a community canvassing event on Thursday in North Carolina, a state that has seen a slowdown in residents getting their shots. ... First lady Jill Biden was joined by Anthony Fauci on Thursday for two stops in Florida. (Samuels, 6/24)
CNN:
Surgeon General Warns Misinformation Is The Greatest Threat To Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts
With a dangerous Covid-19 variant on the rise, health experts are urging people who are still hesitant to get their vaccinations. But the US Surgeon General warns a big obstacle stands in their way: Misinformation. "There is so much misinformation out there about the vaccine, coming through so many channels -- a lot of it being spread on social media," Dr. Vivek Murthy told CNN's Erin Burnett. "It's inducing a lot of fear among people." (Holcombe, 6/25)
PBS NewsHour:
As U.S. States And Cities Hit Vaccine Goals, Deep Disparities Persist
The United States has made remarkable progress in getting people vaccinated against COVID-19. When President Joe Biden took office, he pledged to dole out 100 million shots during his first 100 days in office, a target he eventually doubled and met a week ahead of schedule. Now, nearly 320 million vaccines have been administered across the country and 53 percent of eligible Americans — more than 150 million people — have completed their vaccination series. But the overarchingly rosy picture at a national scale doesn’t always hold up when put under the microscope. Vaccine distribution varies widely state to state, city to city and community to community. (Isaacs-Thomas, 6/24)
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Axios:
Bipartisan Group Of Senators Urges Blinken To Vaccinate Americans Abroad
Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) are leading an effort urging the Biden administration to coordinate with the Defense Department to donate supplemental COVID-19 vaccine doses to U.S. embassies and consulates. Millions of Americans living in countries where they are not considered eligible for the vaccine or those living in places where vaccines are not being authorized by the FDA or the World Health Organization may have to wait for months or even years to receive a vaccine. (Mucha, 6/24)
KHN:
The WHO Didn’t Reverse Its Position On Kids And Covid Vaccines
A social media post circulating on Facebook and Instagram claims that the World Health Organization recently flipped its policy recommendation about children receiving a covid-19 vaccine. “The WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION recently reversed its stance on children getting the Covid vaccine. Sorry to all those dumb parents who rushed out to get their 12 year olds vaccinated. Oops you injected your kids with poison and it’s no longer recommended. Personally no one should but at least save the children!,” the post reads. (Knight, 6/25)
