In remarks delivered Tuesday, President Joe Biden detailed new plans the White House will take to convince more Americans to get vaccinated against coronavirus, including a proposal to go door-to-door in some communities.
“Now we need to go community by community, neighborhood by neighborhood and oftentimes door-to-door,” Biden said at the White House, “literally knocking on doors, to get help to the remaining people protected from the virus.”
The Biden administration had said it hoped to have at least 70% of the country partially vaccinated by July 4 but missed that goal. As of Monday, around 67.1% of Americans had received at least one shot.
“We can’t get complacent now. The best thing you can do to protect yourself and your family and the people you care about the most is get vaccinated,” said President Biden at the White House.
Press Secretary Jen Psaki described the “door-to-door” awareness as one of the president’s new objectives. She predicted 160 million people would be vaccinated in the U.S. by the end of the week.
Republican lawmakers criticized the proposal on social media.
“How about don’t knock on my door. You’re not my parents. You’re the government,” tweeted Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas). “Make the vaccine available, and let people be free to choose. Why is that concept so hard for the left?"
In an interview Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said nearly every COVID-19 death in the U.S. in June was “avoidable and preventable.” Around 99.2% of coronavirus deaths are unvaccinated people.
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