All the living former US presidents except Donald Trump have teamed up in an advertising campaign calling on Americans to be vaccinated for COVID-19 to end the pandemic.
Entitled “It’s Up to You”, former presidents include Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, as well as photos of former first ladies Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush and Rosalynn Carter receiving a COVID has. 19 vaccine.
‘This vaccine means hope. It will protect you and those you love from this dangerous and deadly disease, ”Obama, 59, said in the ad.
“To get rid of this pandemic, it’s important that our fellow citizens are vaccinated,” Bush said.
Since the onset of the pandemic, more than 530,000 Americans have been killed by COVID-19. The number of cases of the disease and deaths from it has dropped in the months since vaccines were distributed nationwide.
“I am being vaccinated because we want this pandemic to end as soon as possible,” Carter, 96, said.
“I want to go back to work and want to be able to move,” Clinton said, who, like Bush, is 74.
Trump’s absence from the advertising campaign is remarkable in several ways. The former president and his wife, Melania, were vaccinated for COVID-19 in the White House in early January, although they did not disclose it and it was only reported on March 1.
After leaving the White House, Trump largely withdrew efforts to promote vaccination, with one exception during his February 28 speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
“We looked after a lot of people – I think, on December 21, we took care of Joe Biden because he got his chance, he got his vaccine,” Trump said. “It shows you how inappropriate the vaccine is.”
“So everyone, go get your chance,” Trump, who is 74, added.
In a Wednesday statement, Trump simultaneously acknowledged the rapid production of vaccines and insisted that if it were not for his presidency, no vaccines for COVID-19 would be developed.
‘I hope everyone remembers when they get the COVID-19 vaccine (often called China virus), that if I were not president, you would get that beautiful’ shot ‘for at most 5 years. , and will probably not get it at all. ”
However, the US is not the only country that has helped with the production of vaccines for COVID-19.
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