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Original Title: Biden’s Pledge: Before May 1, All U.S. Adults Eligible for Vaccination
United States President Biden produced a card from his lawsuit, which recorded the number of deaths from new crown pneumonia in the United States. “There have been 527,726 Americans who have died as a result, which is more than the number of deaths in the United States in the two world wars, the Vietnam War and the ‘911’ incident combined.” A television address to the entire American population on the night of March 11, local time In this way, Biden completed the opening remarks.
On the 50th day after taking office, United States President Biden signed a $ 1.9 trillion economic stimulus package and announced another goal. In his speech, he said that states will be instructed to allow all adults in the United States to be eligible for the new corona vaccine by May 1 and to strive to allow small group meetings to be held before May 1. July 4, Independence Day. Before the end of May, the United States will obtain enough doses of vaccines to supply all American adults.
Biden said that “it has been a year since the United States stagnated,” but now he has seen the light in the dark. On his first day in office, Biden promised a plan of “100 million doses of vaccine in 100 days.” In this speech, he stated that this goal will be met 40 days in advance, on his sixtieth day in office.
According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 131 million doses of vaccines have been distributed in the United States and 98.2 million doses have been vaccinated. In addition to the rapid deployment of vaccines, the epidemic in the United States is also fading. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the average number of new infections per day in the past 7 days dropped to 55,800, a decrease of 13% from the previous week and well below the peak of more than 250,000 cases on the 10th. from January.
Intensify vaccination efforts
Biden said that when he took office, 8% of Americans 65 and older received the first dose of the vaccine. But now this data has reached 65%. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, since Biden took office, the vaccination rate in the United States has increased from about 900,000 people a day to an average of 2.2 million people as of the 11th.
Biden emphasized the safety of the three new coronavirus vaccines that have been approved for use in the United States and urged people to follow the advice of Anthony S. Fauci, America’s leading infectious disease expert. ” He assured us that the vaccine is safe, “Biden said.
Biden also announced the next series of efforts the government will implement to increase the vaccination rate. He said the United States has ordered hundreds of millions of new corona vaccines. “By the end of May, we will provide sufficient vaccine supplies for all adults in the United States, which is a few months ahead of schedule.”
According to US media reports, since taking office, the Biden administration has reached an agreement with Pfizer and Modena to provide a total of 600 million doses of vaccine. This Wednesday (March 10), Biden directed the government to ensure that an additional 100 million doses of vaccines are ordered from Johnson & Johnson. Officials in the Biden administration said they want to guarantee a surplus supply of vaccines in case an additional dose is needed for booster injections.
In addition, the government will work for more than double the number of pharmacies that participate in the federal vaccination program, more than double the number of mass vaccination centers operated by the federal government, and will provide vaccines to 700 community health centers and will deploy other 4,000 on active duty. Soldiers help in vaccination work. Expand the types of professionals who can be vaccinated to include dentists, veterinarians, and medical students.
Biden said, “If we do this together, by July 4th (American Independence Day), you, your family and friends are likely to gather in your backyard or community for a picnic or barbecue. To celebrate Independence Day … But to achieve this goal, we cannot relax our vigilance. “
“We need everyone to get vaccinated, and we need everyone to remember to wash their hands … Follow the CDC’s recommendations and continue to wear masks.” Biden said: “If we are not vigilant and conditions change, then we may not be able to not reset restrictions to get back on track. We don’t want to do this anymore. We have made great progress. Now is not the time to relax.”
1.9Trillion dollar stimulus plan goes into effect
In the closing minutes of the 23-minute speech, Biden spoke about the $ 1.9 trillion bailout bill he had just signed. Biden called the bill called the “American Aid Program” as “landmark legislation that provides direct aid to millions of people.” He mentioned a number of measures, including thousands of dollars in direct checks, extending unemployment benefits, lowering health insurance premiums, helping small businesses and reducing child poverty rates.
Specifically, the plan will provide most Americans with a new round of stimulus checks of up to $ 1,400 and provide millions of unemployed people with additional weekly unemployment assistance of $ 300 in early September. Congress also approved tens of billions of dollars to fund epidemic prevention and control and vaccine deployment, $ 130 billion to help schools reopen, and $ 350 billion to help state and local governments. in your efforts to meet your financial needs.
“(This bill) will fund all the measures I just mentioned, defeat the virus and create millions of jobs,” Biden said, and he and members of the government will be there in the weeks and months to come. In all parts of the country, “speak up.”
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said eligible Americans are expected to start receiving stimulus checks of up to $ 1,400 this weekend.
Economic forecasters predict that this stimulus plan will soon have an impact on the US economy. Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, a macroeconomic consulting agency, wrote in a research report on the 11th: “As the bill is enacted, the cash will start to flow very quickly.” City and state governments will quickly remove some of the 1.3 million workers previously laid off, and private companies will also reopen hiring. “We expect the number of jobs to increase substantially in the coming months,” he said.
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