Biden, Harris releases Christmas greetings, calls for continuation of COVID-19 precautions

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Elected president Joe BidenJoe Biden Judge Throws GOP Lawsuit To Close Georgia Ballot Boxes After Business Hours First responders serenade Fauci with ‘happy birthday’ Joe Biden could be president for middle class and all race workers MORE and vice president-elect Kamala HarrisKamala Harris Ossoff and Warnock each hit more than 0 million Esquire names Jake Tapper ‘The King of Truth’ by 2020 San Francisco Mayor says Harris substitute choice ‘a real blow to the African-American community’ MORE released Christmas greetings on Friday, calling on Americans to continue to apply coronavirus security measures and avoid large gatherings.

Jill and I wish you and your family peace, joy, health, and happiness this season. But we know that this has been a very difficult year for so many of you in our country, and this season we are reminded that our common humanity and what we are called to do for each other, ” Biden said in a video . on Twitter. “Many of our fellow Americans are struggling to find work, literally putting food on the table and paying their rent or mortgage.”

“We are reminded that we are on this earth to care for one another, to give what we can, and to be a source of help and hope to friend and stranger,” added the president-elect.

Jill Biden, who will be first lady next month following Joe Biden’s inauguration, added in Friday’s video that “Many families are heading for their first Christmas after losing a loved one. And Joe and I know that grief. And we know how a kind word can mean so much in times of grief. “

Joe Biden added that their family usually houses as many as 25 people on Christmas Eve, but they canceled the tradition this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

“We will miss our family, but it is what we need to do to keep our family safe,” he said. “We hope you consider limiting travel and the size of family gatherings this year as well.”

The couple also thanked service workers, frontline and key workers, and COVID-19 vaccine researchers.

Harris said in a separate video on Friday, “I know this is a very different Christmas from what we are used to. But it is a time to greet each other, see each other and celebrate each other. ”

Harris’s husband, Doug Emhoff, said their family traditionally hosts brunch with family over Christmas.

“It’s going to be a much smaller situation, and I’m thinking of all the families who, as Joe says, will also have an empty seat at the table because of someone they’ve lost,” Harris said with the couple. thanks also to frontline workers and members of the military.

“We’re going to get through this moment, and we’ll get past this moment,” Harris said.

Public health officials have urged Americans not to gather in large groups and to avoid traveling during the holiday season amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in the US.

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