Biden Directs States To Make All Adults Eligible For Covid Vaccines On May 1/2021.

               Biden Directs States To Make All Adults Eligible For Covid Vaccines On May 1/2021
 

The white house is taking a new approach  hoping to convince more young people to get the coronavirus vaccine besides  those free uber rides and new features  on dating apps for vaccinated users the biden administration is speaking directly to young people on social media president biden and dr anthony fauci held a youtube town hall yesterday answering questions from several young influencers health experts say young people need to get the shot so the u.s can reach herd immunity right now nearly 40 percent of all americans are fully vaccinated which means the majority of the population is still not protected against covid nbc news health and medical reporter erica edwards joins us now so erica let's start with that town hall what kind of questions and concerns were these young people asking hey joe good morning well you know one of those influencers asked president biden what one beauty product he would take to a desert island he correctly answered sunscreen by the way but you know most of the questions were actually quite serious is the vaccine safe why should otherwise healthy young people get the vaccine and also whether there would be any vaccine passports required here's what they had to say young children even though when they get infected it's unlikely that they would have a serious disease compared to an elderly person or a person who has an underlying condition they are not exempt from getting serious illness is also the responsibility that you have of not being part of spreading the infection throughout the community i talk about it in terms of teaching about obligation other people it's not just about them it's an obligation they have to their friends and other people now those youtube influencers some of them are beauty influencers others talk about wilderness and endangered animals they have a combined viewership of 27 million people certainly get reaching those young adults was key for president biden and dr fauci john can reach a lot of people that way let's ask about let's talk about masks erica several states relax their mask mandates including here in new york but for the past week neighboring new jersey kept its indoor mask rules in place that's changing now what more can you tell us about that yeah that's right uh new jersey governor phil murphy has announced that as of this friday the state is lifting its indoor mass mandates and easing up on social distancing rules for fully vaccinated people now there are some caveats of course masked will still be required in places with vulnerable people like hospitals child care centers and nursing homes also as of june 4th a week from this friday capacity limits will be lifted on indoor and outdoor venues including metlife stadium certainly welcome news for football fans joe yeah absolutely and erica we can't forget india is still experiencing the worst of the virus right now struggling with the deadly variant there now new research shows how vaccines are working against that specific strain what are scientistslearning yeah this was a study out of the uk it found that the pfizer vaccine appears to be about 88 effective against that strain first identified in india and the astrazeneca vaccine was about 60 effective now here's the key it took both of doses of each of those vaccines to achievethat full protection just one dose of either vaccine only led to about 33 efficacy that's why theyreally are pushing both doses specific to that strain first identified in india joe all right erica thank you so much.  I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE NEXT  STEPS WE’RE THINKING ABOUT FIRST, TONIGHT I’M ANNOUNCING I WILL DIRECT ALL STATES, TRIBES, AND TERRITORIES, TO MAKE ALL ADULTS, PEOPLE 18 AND OVER, ELIGIBLE TO BE VACCINATED NO LATER THAN MAY 1. LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN. ALL ADULT AMERICANS WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO GET A VACCINE NO LATER THAN MAY 1. THAT’S MUCH EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. LET ME BE CLEAR. THAT DOESN’T MEAN EVERYONE’S GOING TO HAVE THAT SHOT IMMEDIATELY. BUT IT MEANS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO GET IN LINE BEGINNING MAY 1. EVERY ADULT WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO GET THEIR SHOT. AND TO DOTHIS,WE’RE GOING TO GO FROM A MILLION SHOTS A DAY THAT I PROMISED IN DECEMBER, BEFORE I WAS SWORN IN, TO MAINTAINING, BEATING OUR CURRENT PACE OF 2 MILLION SHOTS A DAY, OUTPACING THE REST OF THE WORLD. SECONDLY, AT THE TIME WHEN EVERY ADULT IS ELIGIBLE IN MAY, WE WILL LAUNCH WITH OUR PARTNERS NEW TOOLS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU TO FIND THE VACCINE AND WHERE TO GET THE SHOT, INCLUDING A NEW WEBSITE THAT WILL HELP YOU FIRST FIND THE PLACE TO GET VACCINATED AND THE ONE NEAREST YOU. NO MORE SEARCHING DAY AND NIGHT FOR AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES. THIRDLY, WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, AND I THANK AGAIN THE HOUSE AND SENATE FOR PASSING IT, AND MY ANNOUNCEMENT LAST MONTH OF A PLAN TO VACCINATE TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF, INCLUDING BUS DRIVERS, WE CAN ACCELERATE MASSIVE NATIONWIDE EFFORTS TO REOPEN OUR SCHOOLS SAFELY AND MEET MY GOAL THAT I STATED AT THE SAME TIME AS 100 MILLION SHOTS OF OPENING THE MAJORITY OF K THROUGH 8 SCHOOLS IN MY FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE. THIS WILL BE THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY OF MY NEW SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, MIGUEL CARDONA. FOURTH, IN THE COMING WEEKS, WE WILL ISSUE FURTHER GUIDANCE ON WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO ONCE FULLY VACCINATED. TO LESSEN THE CONFUSION, TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE, AND ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED. AND FINALLY, FIFTH, AND MAYBE MOST IMPORTANTLY, I PROMISE I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER. I WILL NOT RELENT UNTIL WE BEAT THIS VIRUS. BUT I NEED YOU,THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. I NEED YOU. I NEED EVERY AMERICAN TO DO THEIR PART. THAT’S NOT HYPERBOLE. I NEED YOU. I NEED YOU TO GET VACCINATED WHEN IT’S YOUR TURN AND WHEN YOU CAN FIND AN OPPORTUNITY. AND TO HELP YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR NEIGHBORS GET VACCINATED AS WELL, BECAUSE HERE’S THE POINT. IF WE DO ALL THIS, IF WE DO OUR PART, IF WE DO THIS TOGETHER, BY JULY THE 4th THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE YOU, YOURFAMILIES AND FRIENDS, WILL BE ABLE TO GET TOGETHER IN YOUR BACKYARD OR IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAVE A COOKOUT AND A BARBECUE AND CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY. THAT DOESN’T MEAN LARGE EVENTS WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE TOGETHER. BUT IT DOES MEAN SMALL GROUPS WILL BE ABLE TO GET TOGETHER. AFTER THIS LONG, HARD YEAR, THAT WILL MAKE THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL, WHERE WE NOT ONLY MARK OUR INDEPENDENCE AS A NATION, BUT WE BEGIN TO MARK OUR INDEPENDENCE FROM THIS VIRUS. BUT TO GET THERE, WE CAN’T LET OUR GUARD DOWN. THIS FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER, AS I TOLD THE WOMAN IN PENNSYLVANIA, I WILL TELL YOU THE TRUTH. ON JULY 4 WITH YOUR LOVED ONES IS THE GOAL. BUT A LOT CAN HAPPEN. CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE. THE SCIENTISTS HAVE MADE CLEAR THAT THINGS MAY GET WORSE AGAIN AS NEW VARIANTS OF THE VIRUS SPREAD. WE’VE GOT WORK TO DO TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ALL THREE VACCINES. SO OUR MESSAGE TO YOU IS THIS. LISTEN TO DR. FAUCI. ONE OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED AND TRUSTED VOICES IN THE WORLD