Republicans are questioning the timeline of President Biden’s coronavirus vaccine he outlined Thursday night.
Biden said it is his goal that all Americans be eligible for the vaccine by May 1, which could return to social gatherings on July 4.
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“If every willing person in America is vaccinated against # COVID19 by May, as POTUS said, why should we postpone our lives on July 4th?” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, wrote Friday Twitter.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Confirmed his statement.
“If you wait for the CEO’s permission to celebrate Independence Day with your family, you clearly do not understand the concept of independence,” Massie wrote on Twitter.
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro claims that Biden’s announcement did not look like everything.
“Once again, President Houseplant runs out in front of a moving parade and then claims that he is leading it. It is going to happen,” Shapiro wrote on Thursday. Twitter.
Biden said Thursday he is setting up states, tribes and territories to ensure everyone is eligible for COVID vaccination by May 1st.
The new directive comes as part of a broader strategy that supports increasing the number of vaccine sites and active duty troops. The White House is also launching a new website and a 1-800 number to help find vaccinations.
So far, states have had limited admission to the vaccine, preferring high-risk individuals and front-line workers, although more states have recently expanded the field for those who can get it.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday released highly anticipated guidelines on practices considered safe for those who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, which are related to meetings, quarantine and tests.
The CDC said that those who are fully vaccinated can spend time with vaccinated people indoors, without a mask, as long as those who have not been vaccinated have a low risk of severe COVID-19.
Shawn Brown, right, received the second dose of the Modern COVID-19 vaccine from a volunteer left in a mass vaccination clinic at Seattle University on Friday, February 26, 2021 in Seattle. (AP Photo / Ted S. Warren)
Two weeks after their second dose, or the single dose dose for those who have developed a vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, persons who have been fully vaccinated can safely get on well with other fully vaccinated people without wearing face masks or physically removed, the CDC said. indoor events “probably low risk.”
At the opening of his first remarks Thursday, Biden made an apparent shot at the Trump administration.
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“We have been hit with a virus that has become silent and spread uncontrollably – denials for days, weeks and then months,” he said, reflecting the comments made during his campaign.
“It has led to more deaths, more infections, more stress and more loneliness,” he added.
Fox News’ Sam Dorman and Kayla Rivas contributed to this report.