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President Biden speaking at the White House on Tuesday.
WH: Getting vaccinated "most important" step in hurricane preparedness
Aug. 11 - The "most important" step Americans can take to prepare for peak hurricane season is to "get vaccinated to ensure they will be protected from COVID-19 if they have to evacuate their homes," the White House said Tuesday.
Why it matters: The statement was released as President Biden met with senior administration officials on hurricane preparedness — hours before Tropical Storm Fred formed near Puerto Rico. Florida is in the path of the storm, which could possibly intensify into a hurricane... more
WH: Getting vaccinated "most important" step in hurricane preparedness
Aug. 11 - The "most important" step Americans can take to prepare for peak hurricane season is to "get vaccinated to ensure they will be protected from COVID-19 if they have to evacuate their homes," the White House said Tuesday.
Why it matters: The statement was released as President Biden met with senior administration officials on hurricane preparedness — hours before Tropical Storm Fred formed near Puerto Rico. Florida is in the path of the storm, which could possibly intensify into a hurricane... more
AUGUST 10, 2021
President Biden Receives Briefing
From FEMA, Homeland Security and COVID-19 Response TeamsPresident Biden encouraged people to get the COVID-19 vaccination to avoid compounding the crisis of the coronavirus pandemic and the hurricane and wildfire seasons. The president spoke during a meeting at the White House with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and members of his Homeland Security and COVID-19 Response teams.
President Biden Receives Briefing
From FEMA, Homeland Security and COVID-19 Response TeamsPresident Biden encouraged people to get the COVID-19 vaccination to avoid compounding the crisis of the coronavirus pandemic and the hurricane and wildfire seasons. The president spoke during a meeting at the White House with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and members of his Homeland Security and COVID-19 Response teams.
Remarks by President Biden Before a Briefing from the FEMA Administrator, Homeland Security, and COVID-19 Response Teams
AUGUST 10, 2021•SPEECHES AND REMARKS
State Dining Room
THE PRESIDENT: Hey, folks. I’ll make a brief opening statement here. I want to thank you, Administrator Criswell, for the job you’ve been doing — outstanding work helping our country navigate what is overlapping challenges we’ve been facing. And you’ve been very busy.
We’ve got wildfires in the West. We’ve got — approaching the peak of Atlantic hurricane season. All across the country, the Delta variant is spreading, as Dr. Fauci and others can tell you, and it’s spreading rapidly — rapidly among the unvaccinated. When these crises intersect, they compound one another — natural disasters and the Delta variant.
And that’s what we’re going to be discussing today with the group I’ve assembled here. We need to be ready to manage our natural disasters caused by hurricanes hitting the Southeast and the environment and with a broad community spread of COVID-19.
And the best thing we can do is — to prepare for that is for everyone who is not vaccinated — I know it’s a broken record, and I keep saying it — but to get vaccinated.
With the Delta variant, we’re seeing a pandemic of the unvaccinated. Cases and hospitalizations are rising faster in states with low vaccination rates, such as Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, which are the states that — from a hurricane-prone — they’re the states that are most at risk.
And so, we don’t wait until it’s too late. And if, God forbid, a natural disaster strikes, we have to make sure we’re ready to be protected against COVID-19 as well... more
AUGUST 10, 2021•SPEECHES AND REMARKS
State Dining Room
THE PRESIDENT: Hey, folks. I’ll make a brief opening statement here. I want to thank you, Administrator Criswell, for the job you’ve been doing — outstanding work helping our country navigate what is overlapping challenges we’ve been facing. And you’ve been very busy.
We’ve got wildfires in the West. We’ve got — approaching the peak of Atlantic hurricane season. All across the country, the Delta variant is spreading, as Dr. Fauci and others can tell you, and it’s spreading rapidly — rapidly among the unvaccinated. When these crises intersect, they compound one another — natural disasters and the Delta variant.
And that’s what we’re going to be discussing today with the group I’ve assembled here. We need to be ready to manage our natural disasters caused by hurricanes hitting the Southeast and the environment and with a broad community spread of COVID-19.
And the best thing we can do is — to prepare for that is for everyone who is not vaccinated — I know it’s a broken record, and I keep saying it — but to get vaccinated.
With the Delta variant, we’re seeing a pandemic of the unvaccinated. Cases and hospitalizations are rising faster in states with low vaccination rates, such as Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, which are the states that — from a hurricane-prone — they’re the states that are most at risk.
And so, we don’t wait until it’s too late. And if, God forbid, a natural disaster strikes, we have to make sure we’re ready to be protected against COVID-19 as well... more
