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Joe Biden's government is scheduled to announce on Thursday the deployment of response teams across the United States to areas with a high spread of the highly contagious delta variant of covid-19, as concern rises in across the country, a White House official told CNN.
These teams, made up of officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (CDC, HHS, and FEMA, respectively) will attend the communities in which authorities are concerned about a potentially deadly combination: low vaccination rates and a significant presence of the highly communicable form of the virus.
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The White House has deployed similar response teams in the past, but this is the first time they have focused on the delta variant, a White House official said.
These response teams will conduct rapid tests, provide therapies such as monoclonal antibodies, and deploy federal personnel to areas that need support personnel for vaccination.
The White House coronavirus specialist team is spearheading this effort, and officials hope the teams will help with everything from ramping up testing, providing supplies, and potentially increasing paid media efforts targeting regions where vaccination is low. .
Although these response teams are being dispatched to reinforce the communities, authorities believe that vaccination is the main way to stop the spread and acknowledge that their efforts could be limited.
Most American adults who plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19 have already done so, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report released this week.
But authorities continue to take steps to help curb the spread.
The more transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus now accounts for 26% of COVID-19 cases in the US, according to the CDC.
Cases of this variant have been identified in all 50 states.
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Recognizing concerns over the variance, the Biden administration flooded television networks this week with top federal health officials to address concerns before the July 4 weekend.
"We want to be as clear as possible," press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday.
“So if you are vaccinated, the message we convey is: you are safe… If you are not vaccinated yet, you are not safe or protected.
That's why you should go get vaccinated.
It is not more complicated than that to say it in some way ».
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The White House recently acknowledged that the United States would fall short of Biden's goals of 70% of adult Americans having at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine and 160 million Americans being fully vaccinated by July 4. .
White House covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said the country has more work to do to vaccinate younger Americans, and that he expected the US to reach those goals weeks after the date. originally planned.
According to the CDC, as of Thursday morning there were more than 154 million Americans fully vaccinated, and more than 57% of Americans 18 and older are.
Zients said the administration is now focused on getting younger Americans, particularly those ages 18 to 26, vaccinated against the virus and is working with state and local leaders on outreach efforts.
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Although federal officials express their concern about the variants and try to vaccinate the rest of the population, the White House wants to take advantage of the weekend of July 4 to highlight the country's progress in the fight against covid-19.
The White House theme for the holiday weekend is "America's Back Together," and the administration intends to promote the idea that the country is returning to its pre-existing normalcy. the pandemic, as reported by CNN.
The President, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff and members of Biden's cabinet will travel across the country over the holiday weekend.
The Bidens will host an event at the White House on July 4 for more than 1,000 essential workers and military families on the South Lawn.
The celebration will be the largest in-person event for the White House since Biden took office.
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