President Biden has received a COVID Pfizer booster at the White House on Monday. Biden took his booster shot of the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine just days after the FDA and head of CDC approved the third dose for Americans over 65. Front-line workers in addition to those with underlying health conditions, are at higher risk of exposure to the virus.
Prior to getting his third dose of the Pfizer vaccine, Biden had delivered remarks concerning unvaccinated Americans. The President again, on Monday, made a plea to unvaccinated Americans, blaming the pandemic on anti-vaxxers. “This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” Biden said.
While receiving his vaccine on camera, the president answered questions from reporters, saying that he had “no side effects” after taking his first and second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. He said first lady Jill Biden also plans to receive her booster shot as well.
Biden said his mandate is helping, after reporters asked him about how many Americans would need to take the COVID-19 vaccine for the country to get back to normal. “I think we get the vast majority by just going on with some industries and some schools, 97-98%,” Biden said.
Earlier this month, Biden signed an executive order that requires all federal workers in the executive branch to be vaccinated. Another mandate, in addition to the latter one, also requires all private companies with more than 100 employees to be vaccinated.
“I think we’re getting awful close but I’m not the scientist. But one thing is for sure: A quarter of the country cannot go unvaccinated and us not have a problem.”
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Last week, Biden said all individuals who received their second dose of Pfizer in January, February or March, are now eligible to receive a third. At this point, approximately 60 million Americans fall under this category.
Sen. Ted Cruz, on Monday, accused Biden of “moving the goalposts” after Biden told reporters that up to 98% of Americans might need to be vaccinated before the country fully recovers from the virus.
According to the latest report by the CDC, about 213.7 million Americans have taken at least one shot. About 55% of Americans have received both jabs.
