Happy 60th birthday, Barack Obama! The 44th president had to scale back planned celebrations this year due to the surge of COVID-19 infections blamed on the delta variant, his office said.
Attendance is now limited to family and close friends. Published reports had said hundreds of celebrities, politicos and others were expected at Obama's sprawling Martha's Vineyard home.guidelines and with COVID safeguards in place," Obama spokesperson Hannah Hankins said in a statement. “Due to the new spread of the delta variant over the past week, the President and Mrs. Obama have decided to significantly scale back the event to include only family and close friends.
The former two-term president turned 60 on Wednesday. His plans for a milestone birthday celebration were criticized after reports about the event were published this week. The Biden administration has blamed the latest surge on the approximately 90 million people who remain unvaccinated.
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