'I'm calling on more employers to act. My message is: Require your employees to get vaccinated. Vaccinations are going to beat this pandemic,' Pres. Biden says.
COVID-19 cases are down 40% and hospitalizations have dropped 25% in the last month, President Joe Biden said Thursday during a visit to Illinois to promote vaccinations.President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations after touring a Clayco Corporation construction site for a Microsoft data center in Elk Grove Village, Ill., Oct. 7, 2021.
In the month since Biden announced a six-part plan to fight COVID-19, the president said there's been"real progress across the board," including with vaccine equity. Biden said recent data shows Latino Americans, Black Americans, Native Americans and Asian Americans are vaccinated at comparable rates to white Americans.Biden said a new report released Thursday shows vaccination requirements result in more people getting vaccinated.
"In the past few weeks, as more and more organizations have implemented their own requirements, they've seen vaccination rates rise dramatically," Biden said."For example, the Department of Defense has gone from 67% of active duty forces being vaccinated to 97%. … We're also seeing this at colleges… We're goingVaccination rates are also good for the economy as they help send people back to work, Biden said.
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