The United States is close to reaching another vaccine milestone. Yesterday, President Biden said almost 200 million vaccines have been administered since he took office. He also called on businesses to give their employees paid time off to get vaccinated and announced a new tax credit to fully offset the cost for small businesses and nonprofits. He said “I’m calling on every employer, large and small, in every state to give employees the time off they need — with pay — to get vaccinated, and any time they need — with pay — to recover if they’re feeling under the weather after the shot. No working American should lose a single dollar from their paycheck because they chose to fulfill their patriotic duty of getting vaccinated.” Biden also urged young people to get their shots and also said the country is still on track to meet his goal of having small gatherings for July 4th as long as Americans continue to get vaccinated. He said, “We all need to mask up until the number of cases go down, until everyone has a chance to get their shot. To Americans 16 years and older: it’s your turn now. So go get your vaccine before the end of May. Uver half of all U.S. adults are at least partially vaccinated.
It is a good move to vaccinate more likely people, but it seems not quite right to realize the goal of the small gathering on July 4th. Shouldn't we strengthen prevention?