President Biden
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“We owe you a huge debt of gratitude, and we will for a long time to come,” Biden told a small group of CDC officials who had gathered in an operating theater.
Biden repeatedly focused on his government’s respect for science and wider support for a science-based approach to the virus among the public.
The comments seemed to be a subtle jab at first President Trump
Donald Trump Calls For Transparency In Biden’s Migrant Facilities The Memo: America Faces Long War With Extremism NYPD Investigates Anti-Asian Incident Against Teen MORE, who repeatedly undermined its CDC director and other top health officials by providing unproven ideas about coronavirus treatments and misleading comments about the severity of the pandemic.
“The audience is grateful because it’s about science,” said Biden. That’s what they understand. They understand. And we are not going back to the old days, even though the entire administration has changed tomorrow. I think you have changed things. You’ve changed them in a way that makes everyone healthier in this country … because you speak truth and science to power. “
Biden further praised the CDC for “changing the psyche of the country” as it enters a second year of the pandemic.
The president’s visit to the CDC coincided with the day his administration surpassed 100 million vaccinations administered, achieving Biden’s stated goal for his first 100 days on his 59th day in office.
Biden was joined at the CDC by Vice President Harris and the bureau director Rochelle WalenskyRochelle Walensky The Urgency To Maintain COVID-19 Testing In The Workplace Fauci: CDC Likely To Shorten Distance Guidance For Schools WATCH LIVE: Fauci, CDC Director To Testify About COVID-19 MOREOfficials briefed on the state of the pandemic, including the status of coronavirus variants across the country, COVID-19 testing, therapeutic development, and how the virus has disproportionately impacted minority communities.
The trip to the Atlanta headquarters was a late addition to Biden’s schedule. He was originally scheduled to promote the passage of a $ 1.9 trillion emergency kit at a drive-in meeting with Harris. But the two changed their plans after a shooting near the city killed eight people, most of them Asian victims. The shooting came amid a greater increase in anti-Asian violence during the pandemic.