总统乔·拜登在周二下午的讲话中，为美国的疫苗接种设定了一个新目标，要求70%的美国成年人至少接种一次疫苗，1.6亿美国人在7月4日之前完全接种疫苗。
疾病控制和预防中心报告称，截至周二，1.05亿美国人接种了全面疫苗，而1.47亿人至少接种了一剂。
拜登说:“这意味着在接下来的60天里，要拍摄近1亿张照片——有些是第一张，有些是第二张。”。
在过去的60天里，已经分发了大约1.53亿剂，因此新的目标将意味着显著的放缓。过去，政府设定的目标被一些公共卫生专家批评为低目标。
拜登在讲话中承认，“疫苗接种的速度正在放缓”，因为许多美国人已经接种了疫苗——尽管他补充说，这是他的政府预料到的。
总统的计划侧重于三个关键的人口统计数据:12岁至15岁的儿童，难以获得疫苗的成年人，以及“不太渴望”接种疫苗的美国人。
新:主席。拜登宣布了“将疫苗带给不那么渴望接种疫苗的人”的倡议。“有数百万美国人只需要一点点鼓励就能获得机会。”阅读更多:https://t.co/bHRdGdUeIYpic.twitter.com/3CoXv1JGV7
——ABC新闻(@ABC)2021年5月4日
拜登承认，食品药品监督管理局没有为儿童紧急使用绿色疫苗。
拜登说:“美国食品和药物管理局的科学家目前正在审查数据，以决定是否以及何时授权疫苗接种的年龄范围。”“食品和药物管理局和食品和药物管理局将单独做出决定。但今天，我想让美国父母知道，如果这一宣布到来，一旦美国食品和药物管理局批准，我们准备立即在全国范围内建立大约2万个药房，为这些青少年接种疫苗。”
拜登还吹捧了新政府网站的推出，vaccines.gov他说这是一个“简单的网站”，帮助美国人找到接种疫苗的地方。
拜登说:“我们知道许多成年人没有接种疫苗，因为他们发现接种疫苗太难、太难或太不方便了。”。“因此，对于那些在寻找位置或预约方面有困难的人，我们将比以往任何时候都更容易。”
拜登还谈到了针对那些可能不愿接种疫苗的美国人。他利用激励措施，如与运动队合作获得免费门票或折扣，以及商店为接种疫苗的美国人提供折扣。
最近的美国广播公司新闻/华盛顿邮报民意调查表明仍有近四分之一的美国人不愿意接种疫苗，拜登说，这可以通过来自可信来源的更多信息来补救。
“和你信任的人谈谈，比如你的医生或药剂师，或者已经接种过疫苗的人，”拜登说。“与你的信仰领袖或你信任的社区中的其他人交谈。指望那些人帮忙回答你的问题。”
周二，当记者问及疫苗推广的这一阶段是否比早期阶段更困难时，拜登说，他认为这将更容易，因为在早期阶段，疫苗接种依赖于可用的供应。但他也说，说服人们也很难。
拜登说:“我们将继续努力，我认为最终，大多数人都会相信，他们没有接种疫苗可能会导致其他人生病甚至死亡。”
拜登最后呼吁美国人实现疫苗目标:庆祝七月四日。尤其是独立日，美国人可以用小规模的、完全接种疫苗的、无面具的、户外野餐和烧烤来庆祝。
“我们需要你，”拜登说。“我们需要你把它带回家。接种疫苗。两个月后，让我们庆祝我们作为一个国家的独立，以及我们摆脱这种病毒的独立。我们能做到。我们将这样做”
Biden lays out plan for shots in arms of 70% of Americans by July 4
PresidentJoe Bidenset a new goal for vaccinations in America, calling for 70% of the U.S. adult population to have at least one shot and 160 million Americans to be fully vaccinated by July 4 in remarks on Tuesday afternoon.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that, as of Tuesday, 105 million Americans are fully vaccinated, while 147 million have had at least one dose.
"That means giving close to 100 million shots -- some first shots, others' second shots -- over the next 60 days," Biden said.
Over the past 60 days, about 153 million doses have been distributed, so the new goal would represent a significant slowdown. In the past, the administration has set goals that some public health experts have criticized as being low targets.
Biden acknowledged in his remarks that, "the pace of the vaccination is slowing," as many Americans have already been vaccinated -- though he added that it was anticipated by his administration.
The president's plan focuses on three key demographics: children between the ages of 12 and 15, adults who have struggled with access to the vaccine and Americans who are "less eager" to get vaccinated.
NEW: Pres. Biden announces initiatives "to bring the vaccine to people who are less eager" to get vaccinated."There are millions of Americans who just need a little bit of encouragement to get the shot."Read more:https://t.co/bHRdGdUeIYpic.twitter.com/3CoXv1JGV7
— ABC News (@ABC)May 4, 2021
No vaccines have been greenlighted for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration for children, which Biden acknowledged.
"The FDA's scientists are currently reviewing the data to decide if and when to authorize that age range for vaccinations," Biden said. "The FDA and the FDA alone will make that decision. But today, I want American parents to know that if that announcement comes, we're ready to immediately move to make about 20,000 pharmacy sites across the country ready to vaccinate those adolescents as soon as the FDA grants its okay."
Biden also touted the launch of a new government website,vaccines.gov, which he said is a "simple website" to help Americans find a place to get vaccinated.
"We know that many adults have not been vaccinated because they have found it too confusing or too difficult or too inconvenient to get a shot," Biden said. "So for those having trouble finding a location or making an appointment, we're going to make it easier than ever."
Biden also talked about targeting Americans who might be hesitant to get vaccinated. He floated using incentives like working with sports teams for free tickets or discounts and stores to provide discounts to Americans who get vaccinated.
RecentABC News/Washington Post pollingshows that still nearly one in four Americans are disinclined to get vaccinated, something Biden said could be remedied with more information from trusted sources.
"Talk to someone you trust like your physician or your pharmacist, or people who have already been vaccinated," Biden said. "Talk to your faith leaders or others in your community that you trust. Look to those people to help answer your questions."
When asked by a reporter Tuesday whether this phase of vaccine outreach would be more difficult than earlier ones, Biden said that he thought it would be easier, given that in earlier phases vaccinations relied on the available supply. But he also said that convincing people is also going to be hard.
"We're gonna keep at it, and I think at the end of the day, most people will be convinced by the fact that their failure to get the vaccine may cause other people to get sick and maybe die," Biden said.
Biden ended with an appeal for Americans to achieve the vaccine goal: A Fourth of July celebration. Particularly, an Independence Day where Americans could celebrate with small, fully vaccinated, maskless, outdoor picnics and barbecues.
"We need you," Biden said. "We need you to bring it home. Get vaccinated. In two months, let's celebrate our independence as a nation and our independence from this virus. We can do this. We will do this"
