The White House hopes July Fourth will be a breakthrough moment, but the US is not expected to reach President Biden's goal of vaccinating 70% of adults by then.
As COVID-19 case rates and deaths drop to levels not seen since the first days of the outbreak, travel picks up and schools and businesses reopen, Biden is proclaiming “a summer of freedom” to celebrate Americans resuming their pre-pandemic lives.The holiday will see the largest event yet of Biden’s presidency: He plans to host first responders, essential workers and military servicemembers and their families on the South Lawn for a cookout and to watch the fireworks over the National Mall.
For most Americans, that reopening target was hit last month, by Memorial Day weekend, after the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionand the accompanying relaxation in state and local virus restrictions. “We welcome you to join us by hosting your own events to honor our freedom, salute those who have been serving on the frontlines, and celebrate our progress in fighting this pandemic,” the White House wrote in an email to state and local officials Tuesday. It asked them to share their plans to be highlighted later by the administration.“America is headed into a summer dramatically different from last year,” the administration wrote to officials. “A summer of freedom. A summer of joy.
Still, the U.S. vaccination campaign is far from over as rates slip. Fewer than 370,000 Americans are now getting their first dose on average each day, down from a high of nearly 2 million per day two months ago.and that the administration will continue to remind Americans that if they are not vaccinated they remain at risk of serious illness and death from the virus.
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