Biden recognizes it will be hard to convince everyone to get vaccinated
From CNN s Jason Hoffman
President Biden recognized it will be hard to convince all Americans to get vaccinated, however he said he hopes those individuals will be convinced to do so by recognizing the risk they pose to others if they don’t get the vaccine.
“We know we re going to get to a place where the doubters exist or the people who just are, I don t want to say lazy, just not sure how to get to where they want to go. It s going to be hard,” Biden said responding to a question on how difficult the next phase of the country’s vaccination efforts will be.
Updated 12:03 AM ET, Wed May 5, 2021
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India surpassed 20 million Covid-19 cases Tuesday as a second wave of infections continues to paralyze the world s second-most populous country.
Multiple states in India will go into complete lockdown in the coming days.
Countries in South Asia are taking precautions as Covid-19 cases rise around the region.
In the US, Pfizer said it expects to submit for FDA emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 2 to 11 in September.
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India surpassed 20 million Covid-19 cases Tuesday as a second wave of infections continues to paralyze the world s second-most populous country.
Multiple states in India will go into complete lockdown in the coming days.
Countries in South Asia are taking precautions as Covid-19 cases rise around the region.
In the US, Pfizer said it expects to submit for FDA emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 2 to 11 in September.
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