Oh, believe me, Joe and Hunter know all about how to use public and corporate entities to achieve their goals. Runs in the family too with others. Hunter's sister, Joe's brother.... BIG GUY GETS 10 Of course there are many that argue that Biden is just a delivery boy for Trump vaccines. The Uber/Lyft arrangement is in support of that theory or should I say reality.
Free beer, other new incentives for Biden's 'vaccine sprint' https://www.wral.com/beer-is-latest-vaccine-incentive-for-biden-month-of-action/19707133/ Dangling everything from sports tickets to a free beer, President Joe Biden is looking for that extra something — anything — that will get people to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 shots when the promise of a life-saving vaccine by itself hasn’t been enough. Biden on Wednesday announced a “month of action” to urge more Americans to get vaccinated before the July 4 holiday, including an early summer sprint of incentives and a slew of new steps to ease barriers and make getting shots more appealing to those who haven't received them. He is closing in on his goal of getting 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated by Independence Day — essential to his aim of returning the nation to something approaching a pre-pandemic sense of normalcy this summer. “The more people we get vaccinated, the more success we’re going to have in the fight against this virus," Biden said from the White House. He predicted that with more vaccinations, America will soon experience “a summer of freedom, a summer of joy, a summer of get togethers and celebrations. An All-American summer." The Biden administration views June as “a critical month in our path to normal," Courtney Rowe, the director of strategic communications and engagement for the White House COVID-19 response team, told the AP. Biden's plan will continue to use public and private-sector partnerships, mirroring the “whole of government” effort he deployed to make vaccines more widely available after he took office. The president said he was “pulling out all the stops” to drive up the vaccination rate. Among those efforts is a promotional giveaway announced Wednesday by Anheuser-Busch, saying it will “buy Americans 21+ a round of beer” once Biden’s 70% goal is met. “Get a shot and have a beer," Biden said, advertising the promotion even though he himself refrains from drinking alcohol. Additionally, the White House is partnering with early childhood centers such as KinderCare, Learning Care Group, Bright Horizons and more than 500 YMCAs to provide free childcare coverage for Americans looking for shots or needing assistance while recovering from side effects. The administration is also launching a new partnership to bring vaccine education and even doses to more than a thousand Black-owned barbershops and beauty salons, building on a successful pilot program in Maryland. They're the latest vaccine sweeteners, building on other incentives like cash giveaways, sports tickets and paid leave, to keep up the pace of vaccinations. “The fact remains that despite all the progress, those who are unvaccinated still remain at risk of getting seriously ill or dying or spreading the disease to others," said Rowe. Aiming to make injections even more convenient, Biden is announcing that many pharmacies are extending their hours this month — and thousands will remain open overnight on Fridays. The White House is also stepping up its efforts to help employers run on-site vaccination clinics.
Biden acknowledged Trump's role in the vaccine rollout as he urged skeptics to get the shot https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-acknowledges-trump-role-coronavirus-vaccine-rollout-2021-6 Joe Biden acknowledged Donald Trump's role in the US's successful coronavirus vaccination program. He noted that vaccines were authorized under Trump and credited both parties. Biden is trying to boost vaccine take-up, and Republicans have been less likely to get the shot. President Joe Biden acknowledged former President Donald Trump's role in the coronavirus vaccine rollout as he encouraged more people to get vaccinated. "The science was done under Democratic and Republican administrations," he said Wednesday. "Matter of fact, the first vaccines were authorized under a Republican president and widely developed by a Democratic president — deployed by a Democratic president." Biden is trying to reach his target of getting one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to at least 70% of Americans by July 4. Republicans and Trump supporters have been less likely to get vaccinated. Trump and his allies have complained that he doesn't get enough credit for the US success in manufacturing and administering vaccines. The Moderna vaccine was a major beneficiary of the Trump administration's Operation Warp Speed program. The former president also tried to take credit for Pfizer's vaccine, though that drugmaker did not take part in the program.
typical of retrograde conservatives to hold this country back. Why do they hate America, and want to see her fail in celebrating her birthday? https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/05/politics/vaccine-biden-goal-analysis/index.html US is on track to fall short of Biden's July 4 vaccine goal (CNN)The United States is in danger of not meeting President Joe Biden's July 4 vaccination goal. Biden wants at least 70% of all adults (i.e. those aged 18 and above) to receive at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by that date. An examination of the latest stats and polling reveals that if we continue on the current trajectory, we will not reach Biden's goal. The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data reveals that the vaccination rate is really slowing down. As of the CDC's June 3 report, 63% of adults had received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. That was up slightly from 62% from the report a week prior (May 27).
Biden admin to ship millions of COVID vaccines around the world from August https://www.axios.com/biden-admin-c...ies-ed07d8fa-b8f4-4301-80a4-5bf5dd82907d.html The Biden administration will ship the first batch of 500 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to 92 countries and the African Union from August, the White House announced Thursday morning. Details: "200 million doses will be delivered by the end of this year and the remaining 300 million will be delivered in the first half of 2022," the White House said in a statement. U.S. officials will work with the global COVAX vaccine initiative to allocate doses to low and lower-middle income nations, according to the statement. The vaccines were bought at a not-for-profit price, rather than the $19.50 per dose the U.S. paid in its initial Pfizer contract, per Axios' Dave Lawler and Caitlin Owens. The big picture: The announcement "comes on the heels of President Biden's donation of at least 80 million vaccines from the United States' supply by the end of June," the White House said. The U.S. has also contributed $2 billion to COVAX, "more than any other nation," the statement added.
Trevor Noah and Jimmy Kimmel credit U.S. anti-vaxxers for Biden's big global COVID-19 vaccine donation https://theweek.com/jimmy-kimmel/10...it-usanti-vaxxers-for-bidens-big-global-covid