President Joe Biden said Tuesday he expects the United States, the country hardest hit by the covid-19 pandemic, to return to normal at this time next year.
“When do I think things will go back to normal?I’ve been warned not to respond to that because we don’t know for sure. But during this time next year, we will be back to normal,” Biden said. reporters at the White House.
But much remains to be done, he said.
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“But again, it depends on whether other people continue to be wise and perceive that we can still suffer significant losses. We still have a long way to go,” Biden said.
The United States has lost 5,11,839 lives to Covid-19.
Biden on Tuesday announced measures to increase the production of covid-19 vaccines and speed up the vaccination procedure for Americans.
“We’re expanding the places where other people can get vaccinated. We’ve shipped millions of vaccines to more than 7,000 pharmacies to make it less difficult for others to get vaccinated against covid-19 as they would with the flu vaccine. “he said.
“The federal government is also collaborating with states to set up a bunch of mass vaccination centers in places like stadiums, network centers, parking lots that vaccinate thousands of other people per day. My wife Jill and I visited one in Houston last week. It’s incredible,” Biden said.
So far, 3 vaccines have obtained emergency use authorization.
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“With this increased production of 3 effective vaccines, we have an opportunity to help more temporarily respond to the pressing national need and reopen our schools.
“We deserve to be all encouraged by this news of a third and powerful covid-19 vaccine. The more people who get vaccinated, the faster we will beat this virus and reunite with our loved ones, recover our economy and start getting back to normal,” he said.
“One of my first purposes, when I took office, is to say that in my first hundred days of management a hundred million vaccines will be administered. Part of this purpose we have fulfilled in 37 days, and I am sure that we will pass all the way,” he said.
“We have a long way to go, but we will use all the resources of the federal government to get there,” he added.
Biden said it is a national imperative that children return to classrooms safely and as soon as possible.
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