centers and more increase in testing. it s going to help us accelerate our nationwide evidence to reopen schools safely. last week i directed allstate®s, tribes and territories to make all adults eligibly vaccinated to later than may 1. while this is a time of optimism, it s not a time for relaxation. i need all americans to keep doing your part. wash your hands, stay socially distanced, keep masking up as recommended by the cdc and get vaccinated when it s your turn. none of this is political. it s all science-based. but now is not the time to let our guard down. that s science-based as well. and the last week, we have seen increases in the number of cases in several states. things may get worse as new variants of the virus spread. that s why we need to vaccinate as many people as quickly as we possibly can, because the best thing we can do to fight back against these variants we will do. we have to beat this virus. we have to. and we will. but we ll do it by setting aside