people are protected first but vaccinating the world is just one more tool in how we need to meet our moral obligation as americans and how to best protect america s as well. the delta variant and now the omicron variant all emerged elsewhere in the world, and i can t let up until the world is vaccinated. we re protecting americans by doing that as well, and as we continue this effort let s remember where we stand. we re in a very different place as we enter the month of december this month compared to where we were last last september last christmas. last christmas fewer than 1% of american adults were vaccinated this. christmas the number will be over 71%, including more than 86% of seniors. last christmas our children were at risk without a vaccine. this christmas we have safe and effective vaccines for children ages 5 and older with more than
impacts on whether or not there s a need for any travel restriction, but that s not i don t anticipate that at this point and we ll see. we ll see how that works so the other alex doesn t have a heart attack i want to call on him. is it it s her. mr. president, two female alexes. i m not an alex but would i like to ask one question. let me ask the other alex and then you, sir. mr. president, is this the new normal that americans should expect anticipating future potential variants? should we expect intermittent travel restrictions and potential drops in the stock market going forward? do you have any words of reassurance that this won t become the new normal, and then for boyte and dr. fauci, dr. fauci said earlier that lockdowns, shutdowns are off the table for restraining covid going forward. you said that won t be part of your plan on thursday, but why is that? why are you taking that off the
vaccinated and getting a booster shot. most americans are fully vaccinated but not yet boosted. if you re 18 years or over and got fully vaccinated before june the 1st, go get the booster shot today. they re free and they re available at 80,000 locations coast to coast. a fully vaccinated booster person is the most protected against covid. do not wait, go get your booster if it s time for you to do so, and if you are not vaccinated, now is the time to get vaccinated and take your children to be vaccinated. every child age 5 or older can get safe, effective vaccines now. while it will be a few weeks before we know everything we need to know about how strongly the existing vaccines protect against the new variant, dr. fauci is with me today or our medical team, and i believe that the vaccines will continue to provide a degree of
not with shutdowns or lockdowns, but with more widespread vaccinations, boosters, testing it and more. i promised every american that there will be there will always be the latest vaccines available and booster shots available to them and for free and everywhere available. every single american free of charge, and i ll keep that commitment, but we need to do more than vaccinate americans. to beat the pandemic, we have to vaccinate the world as well, and america is leading that effort. we ve shipped for free more vaccines to other countries than all other countries in the world combined, over 275 million vaccines to 110 countries. now we need the rest world to step us as well. let me be clear. not a single shot americans have ever sent to the rest worldcome at the expense of any american. i will always make sure that our
with shutdowns or lockdowns, with more widespread vaccinations, boosters, testing and more. i promised every american that there will be always be the latest vaccines available and the booster shots available to them and for free and everywhere available. every single american free of charge, and i will keep that commitment, but we need to do more than vaccinate americans. to beat the pandemic, we have to vaccinate the world as well and america s leading that effort. we ve shipped for free more vaccines to other countries than all other countries in the world combined, over 275 million vaccines to 110 countries. now we need the rest of the world to step up as well. let me be clear. not a single vaccine shot americans ever sent to the rest of the world will ever come at the expense of any american. i will always make sure that our people are protected first.