Biden used a CNN town hall TV program in Ohio to call on unvaccinated Americans to get their shots to dodge a resurgence of the respiratory bug as the more contagious Delta version of the virus spreads in areas with weaker vaccination rates.
TV footage revealed Biden’s audience sitting tight together without masks. Though a member of the traveling White House press pool tweeted a picture of the venue from the rear, showing that roughly half of the seats were left empty.
“There’s legitimate questions people can ask, that they worry about getting vaccinated. But the questions should be asked, answered and people should get vaccinated. But this is not a pandemic. We’ve made sure that since I got in office we’ve, we’ve inoculated over 160 million people,” Biden stated.
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He continued there could be a “new pandemic” if the Delta variant is allowed to spread.
“What I say to people who are worried about a new pandemic is get vaccinated. If you’re vaccinated, even if you do catch the virus, quote, unquote… If you do, you’re not likely to get sick, you’re probably gonna be symptomless, you’re not going to be in a position where your life is in danger,” he stated.
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According to CDC data, 68.4 percent of US adults have had at least one vaccine shot. Though there’s uneven rates of vaccination, causing recent surges in new infections in Missouri and other states.
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Biden told CNN host Don Lemon that he will defer to government scientists to conclude when children under 12 are permitted to receive vaccines — so they can shed their masks in classrooms this fall.
Once vaccines are allowed for kids, communities are going to have to guarantee parents are being honest, Biden continued.
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“It’s going to get a little bit tight in terms of, well, are mom or dad being honest that, you know, Johnny did or did not get vaccinated?” Biden stated.
“That’s going to raise questions. But I think what’s going to happen is you’re going to see this work out in ways that people are going to know in the community. Everybody knows in the community whether or not Johnny really did get the vaccination when he’s 15 or 17 years old. And so it’s going to I think it’s a matter of community responsibility.”
Meanwhile, “the CDC is going to say that what you should do is, everyone under the age of 12 should probably be wearing a mask and that’s probably what’s going to happen,” Biden said.
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