US President Joe Biden hopes that on July 4, the American Independence Day, normal life in the United States will partly return. The president said in a speech on Thursday evening (local time) that he expects this will be possible with the vaccination and if people continue to follow up on corona measures.
The president did warn that he needs the help of the American people for this. “If we don’t pay attention and the situation gets worse again, we may have to reintroduce restrictions to get back on track. (..) We are making progress: now is not the time to give up. “
It was Biden’s first prime-time TV address since taking office. In his speech, the president addressed the people about the COVID-19 outbreak a year ago and its consequences.
He also said that all adult residents of the United States will be eligible for a vaccination against the coronavirus by May 1. Right now, priority is still being given to certain risk groups, but Biden’s cabinet is confident that there will be enough vaccines for all Americans by May.
Biden also spoke out Thursday night against “racist attacks on Asian-Americans” since the start of the corona outbreak. “It’s wrong, it’s un-American and it has to stop,” he said. He also criticized the approach of his predecessor Donald Trump. “The virus was denied for days, weeks and then months, leading to more deaths, infections, stress and loneliness,” the president said.
Leger is going to help with vaccinations
In his speech, Biden also announced that an additional 4,000 troops will be deployed to assist with vaccinations. In total, this concerns six thousand soldiers. In addition, a website will be launched on which Americans can look up where vaccination sites are located in their area.
According to Biden, the US is ahead of the vaccination schedule and may have injected 100 million people in his first 60 days as president. Earlier, he pledged to achieve this goal in his first hundred days as the country’s leader.
The US has registered more than 29 million corona infections since the beginning of last year. In addition, according to official figures, more than 527,000 people have also died from the effects of COVID-19. The numbers are relatively much larger than in other countries.
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