{"id":129454,"date":"2021-09-27T14:42:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T21:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=129454"},"modified":"2021-09-27T14:42:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T21:42:03","slug":"president-biden-while-receiving-a-covid-%e2%81%a019-booster-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=129454","title":{"rendered":"President Biden While Receiving a COVID-\u206019 Booster Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;Hello, everybody.  How are you doing?  Did you ever think you\u2019d be seeing your press coming to watch someone get a shot in the old days?  Me either.  (Laughs.)  Anyway, like I did in my first and second COVID-19 vaccination shot, I\u2019m about to get my booster shot and do it publicly.  That\u2019s because the Food and Drug Administration \u2014 the FDA \u2014 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \u2014 the CDC \u2014 looked at all the data, completed their review, and determined that boosters for the Pfizer vaccine \u2014 and others will come later, maybe, I assume \u2014 but the Pfizer vaccine are safe and effective.  They have all the data they need. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWhiteHouse%2Fvideos%2F1103670886832672%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=640&#038;t=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And last week, they laid out who is eligible for those boosters for now.  You\u2019re eligible for a booster if it\u2019s been six months since your second Pfizer shot and if you fall into one of these categories: people over 65, which is hard to acknowledge \u2014 adults \u2014 I\u2019m only joking folks; adults with certain underlying health conditions like diabetes and obesity; and those who are at increased risk of COVID-19 because of where you work or where you live, like healthcare workers, teachers, first responders, grocery store clerks. <\/p>\n<p>If you fall under these categories, you\u2019re eligible for the booster.  Now, I know it doesn\u2019t look like it, but I am over 65 \u2014 I wish I \u2014 way over.  And that\u2019s why I\u2019m getting my booster shot today. <\/p>\n<p>The booster line is if you\u2019re fully vaccinated \u2014 the bottom line is that if you\u2019re fully vaccinated and \u2014 you\u2019re highly protected now from severe illness, even if you get COVID-19.  You\u2019re safe, and we\u2019re going to do everything we can to keep it that way with the boosters.<\/p>\n<p>But let me be clear: Boosters are important, but the most important thing we need to do is get more people vaccinated. <\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of Americans are doing the right thing.  Over 77 percent of adults have gotten at least one shot.  About 23 percent haven\u2019t gotten any shots, and that \u2014 that distinct minority is causing an awful lot of us an awful lot of damage for the rest of the country.<\/p>\n<p>This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated.  That\u2019s why I\u2019m moving forward with vaccination requirements wherever I can.  <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, I\u2019ll be traveling to Chicago to talk about why it\u2019s so important that more businesses are instituting their own vaccine requirements. <\/p>\n<p>We know that to beat this pandemic and to save lives, to keep our children safe, our schools open, our economy going, we need to get folks vaccinated. <\/p>\n<p>So, please \u2014 please do the right thing.  Please get the shots.  And it can save your life.  It can save the lives of those around you.  And it\u2019s easy, accessible, and it\u2019s free.<\/p>\n<p>So, text your ZIP Code to 438829 \u2014 that\u2019s 438829 \u2014 or visit Vaccines.gov to find a vaccination location near you.  We can do this.  Get vaccinated. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much.  Now, I\u2019m going to get my booster shot and \u2014 right here.  And the Major is going to give me the shot.<\/p>\n<p>Q    Did you have any side effects with the second shot, Mr. President?<\/p>\n<p>THE PRESIDENT:  No, I haven\u2019t any side effects the first or second shot, thank goodness.  I don\u2019t anticipate one now, but we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n<p>Q    Is the First Lady getting hers as well today, Mr. President?<\/p>\n<p>THE PRESIDENT:  She\u2019s going to get one.  Not that \u2014 I think she\u2019s teaching.  She \u2014 but she\u2019s going to get one.  Yes.<\/p>\n<p>Q    Mr. President, what do you say to the world health leaders, like the World Health Organization, who say wealthy nations should help more countries without vaccinations to get vaccinated before they get boosters here in America?<\/p>\n<p>THE PRESIDENT:  We are helping \u2014 we are doing more than every other nation in the world combined.  We\u2019re going to have well over 1,100,000,000 shots, and we\u2019re going to continue going.  We\u2019re going to do our part.  We\u2019ve also given a great deal of funding to COVAX, which is the vehicle that does this.<\/p>\n<p>(The President receives a COVID-19 booster shot.)<\/p>\n<p>So, we have plenty, plenty of opportunities to make sure we get everyone in the world \u2014 to play our part \u2014 the largest part in the world of getting everyone vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Q    How many \u2014 how many Americans need to be vaccinated for us to go back to normal?  Like what is the percentage of total vaccinations that have to be deployed?<\/p>\n<p>THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I think \u2014 look, I think we get the vast majority \u2014 like is going on in so many \u2014 some industries and some schools \u2014 96, 97, 98 percent.  I think we\u2019re getting awful close.  But I\u2019m not the scientist. <\/p>\n<p>I think \u2014 but one thing for certain: A quarter of the country can\u2019t go unvaccinated and us not continue to have a problem.<\/p>\n<p>Q    Any progress on a reconciliation deal today, Mr. President?  How close do you think you are?<\/p>\n<p>THE PRESIDENT:  You know me, I\u2019m a born optimist.  I think things are going to go well.  I think we\u2019re going to get it done.  And \u2014 but I have meetings tonight, tomorrow, and for the next little bit. <\/p>\n<p>Q    So what is at stake \u2014 what is at stake for your agenda and your presidency with what\u2019s happening on the Hill this week? <\/p>\n<p>THE PRESIDENT:  Victory is what\u2019s at stake. <\/p>\n<p>Q    Mr. President, how would you define \u201csuccess\u201d this week, legislatively?  How would you define \u201csuccess,\u201d legislatively, by the end of this week?<\/p>\n<p>THE PRESIDENT:  Well, it may not be by the end of the week. I hope it\u2019s by the end of the week.  But as long as we\u2019re still alive, the longer \u2014 we got three things to do: the debt ceiling, the continuing resolution, and the two pieces of legislation.  If we do that, the country is going to be in great shape.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;Hello, everybody. How are you doing? Did you ever think you\u2019d be seeing your press coming to watch someone get a shot in the old days? Me either. (Laughs.) Anyway, like I did in my first and second COVID-19 vaccination shot, I\u2019m about to get my booster shot and do it publicly. 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