U.S. President Joe Biden dispensed unvarnished advice on Tuesday to the one in four American adults who have yet to be vaccinated for the coronavirus vaccine: the new Omicron variant can make you very sick or even kill you.
A Democrat, Biden took office in January pledging to get the coronavirus under control after his predecessor, Republican Donald Trump, played down its severity as deaths rose.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.
The 62% of the overall U.S. population that have been fully vaccinated represent one of the lowest rates among wealthy countries, and deaths per capitaHere's how Biden's message has changed:with brewer Anheuser Busch in June to give Americans free beer if 70% of adults got one vaccination shot by the U.S. July 4 Independence Day celebration.
"We need everyone across the country to pull together to get us over the finish line," Biden said then. "I promise you we can do this."CASH FOR JABS The U.S. Treasury allowed state and local governments to dip into COVID-19 relief funds to pay newly vaccinated people $100"I know that paying people to get vaccinated might sound unfair to folks who have gotten vaccinated already," Biden said.
GET OUT OF THE WAY Biden addressed Republican pushback on mask mandates in Texas and Florida without actually naming names"Some governors aren't willing to do the right thing to beat this pandemic, and they should allow businesses and universities who want to do the right thing to be able to do it," he said. "I say to these governors ... if you're not going to help, at least get out of the way.
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