A mass vaccination center in Glendale, Arizona, I asked the nurse, I said, "What's it like?" She looked at me, and she said, "It's like every shot is giving a dose of hope." That was her phrase, "a dose of hope." Senior deaths from COVID-19 are down 80% since January, down 80% because of all of you.Īnd more than half of all the adults in America have gotten at least one shot.
One hundred days later, 70% of seniors in America over 65 are protected, fully protected. 20, less than 1% of the seniors in America were fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Everyone over the age of 16, everyone, is now eligible to get vaccinated right now, right away. Today, 90% of Americans now live within five miles of a vaccination site. We're setting up community vaccination sites, developing mobile units to get to hard-to-reach communities. We have gotten vaccines to nearly 40,000 pharmacies and over 700 community health centers where the poorest of the poor can be reached. We're marshaling, with your help, everyone's help, we're marshaling every federal resource. After I promised we'd get 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots into people's arms in 100 days, we will have provided over 220 million COVID shots in those 100 days. MORE: In 1st, two women will sit behind a president for a speech to Congress Together, we passed the American Rescue Plan, one of the most consequential rescue packages in American history. And thanks to the extraordinary leadership of Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Schumer, and the overwhelming support of the American people, Democrats, independents and Republicans, we did act. 100 days ago, America's House was on fire. We have shown each other and the world that there is no quit in America, none.
We're working again, dreaming again, discovering again, and leading the world again. America is rising anew, choosing hope over fear, truth over lies, and light over darkness.Īfter 100 days of rescue and renewal, America is ready for a take-off, in my view. We all know life can knock us down, but in America, we never, ever, ever stay down. Turning peril into possibility, crisis to opportunity, setbacks into strength. Now, after just 100 days, I can report to the nation America is on the move again. The worst pandemic in a century, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War. One hundred days since I took the oath of office and lifted my hand off our family Bible and inherited a nation, we all did, that was in crisis. I stand here tonight one day shy of the 100th day of my administration. President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of congress as Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Rep. About rebuilding a nation, revitalizing our democracy and winning the future for America. Tonight, I come to talk about crisis and opportunity. Throughout our history, presidents have come to this chamber to speak to Congress, to the nation, and to the world to declare war, to celebrate peace, to announce new plans and possibilities. Second gentleman, chief justice, members of the United States Congress and the Cabinet, distinguished guests, my fellow Americans: while the setting tonight is familiar, this gathering is just a little bit different, a reminder of the extraordinary times we're in. No president has ever said those words, and it's about time. No president has ever said those words from this podium.
As Mitch and Chuck will understand, it is good to be almost home, down the hall.Īnyway, thank you all. The transcript of Biden's speech was as follows: But the message from Biden was one of progress and a return to normalcy from more than a year under limitations.
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