and yesterday as he campaigned in virginia the president trying to argue that this should not be politics, that the vaccines will save lives. >> you notice a lot of our very conservative friends have finally had an altar call. they have seen the lord. whether it is on fox news or whether it is the most conservative commentators or governors. virtually all the covid-19 deaths and hospitalizations are today among the unvaccinated people. and i know there's gotten politicized but i hope it's starting to change. it is not about red states or blue states or that guy hollering. it is about life and death. >> reporter: that is similar to the messaging from the white house and officials that this is now a pandemic of the unvaccinated. there is growing concern within this white house about those areas of the country with low