National Month of Action will mobilize national organizations, local government leaders, community-based and faith-based partners, businesses, employers, social media influencers, celebrities, athletes, colleges, young people, and thousands of volunteers
The President will highlight additional efforts by businesses and organizations across the country to advance equity and make it even easier to get vaccinated
The Vice President will lead a National Vaccination Tour to encourage vaccinations in key communities across the country
Today, President Biden will announce a National Month of Action to mobilize an all-of-America sprint to get 70% of U.S. adults at least one shot by July 4
th, so that more people can get the protection they need to be safe from a pandemic that has taken the lives of nearly 600,000 Americans.
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Replay Video UP NEXT As part of a major effort to boost vaccinations, the White House on Wednesday detailed an array of new incentives being offered by the private sector that include free food delivery, baseball tickets, Xboxes and chances to win cruise tickets, groceries for a year and free airline flights. The White House will also launch a handful of community-based outreach initiatives, including blanketing local media, providing colleges with resources, and an effort to recruit 1,000 Black-owned barbershops and beauty salons across the country to boost coronavirus vaccinations and outreach in communities of color
Biden to launch initiative to recruit 1,000 Black-owned barbershops and salons to accelerate vaccinations, among other incentives and outreach efforts.
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a “National Month of Action” and outlined additional steps his administration is taking to get 70% of US adults at least one Covid-19 shot by July 4.
“It’s going to take everyone, everyone the federal government, the state governments, local, tribal and territorial governments, private sector, and most importantly the American people to get to this 70% mark so we can declare our independence from Covid-19 and free ourselves from the grip it has held over us, our lives, for the better part of a year,” Biden said, speaking from the White House.