President Joe Biden Parents are urged to wear masks to their children when they leave home as part of the effort to combat the spread of COVID-19.
On Monday, he delivered a speech at the White House, marking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Food and Drug Administration) (Food and Drug Administration) Full approval of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine.
Biden Employers, state and local officials are also urged to perform vaccine tasks now, Pfizer The injection has been approved, stating that other vaccine requirements “have been in existence for decades.”
Biden said: “If you are fully vaccinated-two injections, plus two weeks-your risk of COVID-19 serious illness is very, very, very low.”
“Now, I know that parents are worried about COVID-19 cases in their children. I will work with the Secretary of State to resolve this issue soon [Miguel] Cardona discussed how to get our children back to school safely,” the president continued.
“There are still very few cases in children, and severe cases in children are very, very rare. But I know that parents are thinking about their children, which is not as reassuring as anyone hopes.”
“So let me say this as a parent — to my parents: just like what you have — you have tools. You have tools to make your children safer, and most importantly, two of these tools are available to you. “Biden continued.
“First, make sure that everyone around your child who can be vaccinated is vaccinated: parents, adults, adolescents. Second, make sure that your child wears a mask when leaving home. This way we can best protect your child’s Safety.”
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) It is recommended that children in K-12 schools wear masks indoors. Regardless of the vaccine status, “people who have not been fully vaccinated wear masks in crowded outdoor environments or in activities where they are in constant close contact with others”.
Biden’s comments come as the number of hospitalizations of children with COVID-19 has increased sharply, and with the surge, some pediatric departments have been filled with virus cases. Delta variant.
The President stated that vaccine incentives and requirements “have accelerated vaccination again, giving us hope that this Delta variant will be left behind.”
According to the CDC, 73.1% of adults receive at least one dose of the vaccine, but the vaccination rates vary widely from state to state.
Hawaii (86.9%) is currently the state with the highest proportion of people over 18 who have been vaccinated at least once, while Vermont has the highest proportion of vaccinations (77.4%).
According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wyoming (54.7%) and fully vaccinated Alabama (45.4%) have the lowest vaccination rates for one-time indicators.
Some major U.S. companies have already put forward vaccine requirements for their employees, such as Walmart with Googleparent company letter Require some or all employees to get opportunities.
Biden said: “If you are a business leader, a leader of a non-profit organization, a state or local leader who has been waiting for the FDA to approve a vaccination requirement, I now call on you to do that – demand it.”
“Do what I did last month, require your employees to be vaccinated or face strict requirements,” he continued.
“As I said last week, vaccination requirements have existed for decades. Students, health care professionals and our troops usually need to be vaccinated to prevent everything from polio to smallpox, measles, mumps, rubella, etc. disease.”
“In fact, most people in the United States today do not worry that the cause of polio, smallpox, measles, mumps, and rubella is vaccines. It only makes sense if a vaccine is needed to stop the spread of COVID-19,” the president said.
Weekly newspaper The CDC has been asked to comment.
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