It’s not about personal choice, it’s about protecting yourself and those around you: Joe Biden
Washington, United States:
President Joe Biden on Thursday blamed vaccine hesitation for preventing the United States from overcoming the Covid pandemic.
“A distinct minority of Americans, supported by a distinct minority of elected officials, is preventing us from turning the corner,” he said in a televised address to the White House, during which he announced a new vaccination plan affecting nearly 100 million people. Of.
“Our hospitals are overcrowded, overcrowding emergency rooms and intensive care units, leaving no room for anyone with a heart attack or pancreatitis or cancer,” he said, adding that 80 million eligible Americans Have refused covid shots.
The plan’s biggest issue will be requiring private companies employing more than 100 people to ensure all workers are vaccinated or tested weekly – a measure that would affect an estimated 80 million people.
Biden said, “It’s not about freedom, or personal choice, it’s about protecting yourself and the people around you, the people you work with, the people you love, care about them.”
He added that several large companies and even Fox News, which is highly critical of his administration, have already announced similar moves.
“Bottom line: We’re going to protect vaccinated workers from unvaccinated coworkers. We’re going to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by increasing the share of the vaccinated workforce in businesses across America,” he said. .
Republican lawmakers said the administration was overhauling its authority with the requirement, which it plans to enforce through an emergency rule to be developed by the Labor Department.
“Seems like a dictatorship,” the House Republican tweeted on his official account.
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