US President Joe Biden welcomed on Monday the spectacular acceleration in the rate of vaccination in the United States but called on the Americans not to let their guard down.
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The war against Covid-19 is far from won,
” he said from the White House in the face of worrying signs of a resurgence of the pandemic.
“
Wear masks!
It is a patriotic duty!
», He hammered.
The United States announced on Monday that it was accelerating its vaccination campaign, making almost all adults eligible within three weeks, amid worrying signs of a resurgence of the pandemic.
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The president will announce that 90% of American adults will be eligible for the vaccine by April 19,
" said the US executive.
During a speech from the White House, Biden also called on Americans not to let their guard down and to respect barrier gestures as the number of cases started to rise again in the United States.
In the morning, a senior health official from the White House had urged, very moved, the Americans to respect "
a little more
" the measures against the spread of the coronavirus, by confiding to fear "
an imminent disaster
".