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May 13, 2021
White House COVID-19 Response Team Briefing
The White House COVID-19 Response Team gave an update on the Biden administration’s pandemic response efforts, announcing that fully-vaccinated people can forgo wearing a mask in most indoor and outdoor settings. The exceptions include public transportation and in medical facilities such as at hospitals or doctors' offices
White House COVID-19 Response Team Briefing
The White House COVID-19 Response Team gave an update on the Biden administration’s pandemic response efforts, announcing that fully-vaccinated people can forgo wearing a mask in most indoor and outdoor settings. The exceptions include public transportation and in medical facilities such as at hospitals or doctors' offices
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
MAY 13, 2021
ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us. Today, Dr. Fauci will discuss the latest developments in science and Dr. Walensky will provide an important update on public health guidelines.
Before we get to that, I want to talk about how we got to today. The reason we are winning the war against COVID-19 is because scientists, over the years, have found a solution to beat this virus — very safe and effective vaccines; and because Americans have chosen to get vaccinated.
Overall, we’ve administered 250 million shots since President Biden took office. And we are approaching 60 percent of adult Americans who have taken at least one shot.
Our progress has been steady, and it’s beginning to take hold. Case counts, hospitalizations, deaths — every — virtually every metric is now improving consistently and in most of the country... more
MAY 13, 2021
ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us. Today, Dr. Fauci will discuss the latest developments in science and Dr. Walensky will provide an important update on public health guidelines.
Before we get to that, I want to talk about how we got to today. The reason we are winning the war against COVID-19 is because scientists, over the years, have found a solution to beat this virus — very safe and effective vaccines; and because Americans have chosen to get vaccinated.
Overall, we’ve administered 250 million shots since President Biden took office. And we are approaching 60 percent of adult Americans who have taken at least one shot.
Our progress has been steady, and it’s beginning to take hold. Case counts, hospitalizations, deaths — every — virtually every metric is now improving consistently and in most of the country... more
Vaccinated Americans Say Good-bye to Masks as Health Authorities Ease Restrictions
May 14 - In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings, AP reported. “Today is a great day for America,” President Joe Biden said during a Rose Garden address heralding the new guidance, an event where he and his staff went without masks.
Hours earlier in the Oval Office, where Biden was meeting with vaccinated Republican lawmakers, he led the group in removing their masks when the guidance was announced.
“If you are fully vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask,” he said, summarizing the new guidance and encouraging more Americans to roll up their sleeves. “Get vaccinated — or wear a mask until you do.”
The guidance still calls for wearing masks in crowded indoor settings like buses, planes, hospitals, prisons and homeless shelters, but it will help clear the way for reopening workplaces, schools and other venues — even removing the need for social distancing for those who are fully vaccinated.
The Biden administration faced pressure to ease restrictions on fully vaccinated people — those who are two weeks past their last required Covid-19 vaccine dose — in part to highlight the benefits of getting the shot. The country’s aggressive vaccination campaign has paid off: US virus cases are at their lowest rate since September, deaths are at their lowest point since last April and the test positivity rate is at the lowest point since the pandemic began.
The announcement came as many states and communities have already been lifting mask mandates amid improving virus numbers and as more Americans have been shedding face coverings after getting shots.
To date more than 154 million Americans, nearly 47% of the population, have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, and nearly 119 million are fully vaccinated. The rate of new vaccinations has slowed in recent weeks, but with the authorization Wednesday of the Pfizer shot for children ages 12 to 15, a new burst of doses is expected in the coming days. source from
May 14 - In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings, AP reported. “Today is a great day for America,” President Joe Biden said during a Rose Garden address heralding the new guidance, an event where he and his staff went without masks.
Hours earlier in the Oval Office, where Biden was meeting with vaccinated Republican lawmakers, he led the group in removing their masks when the guidance was announced.
“If you are fully vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask,” he said, summarizing the new guidance and encouraging more Americans to roll up their sleeves. “Get vaccinated — or wear a mask until you do.”
The guidance still calls for wearing masks in crowded indoor settings like buses, planes, hospitals, prisons and homeless shelters, but it will help clear the way for reopening workplaces, schools and other venues — even removing the need for social distancing for those who are fully vaccinated.
The Biden administration faced pressure to ease restrictions on fully vaccinated people — those who are two weeks past their last required Covid-19 vaccine dose — in part to highlight the benefits of getting the shot. The country’s aggressive vaccination campaign has paid off: US virus cases are at their lowest rate since September, deaths are at their lowest point since last April and the test positivity rate is at the lowest point since the pandemic began.
The announcement came as many states and communities have already been lifting mask mandates amid improving virus numbers and as more Americans have been shedding face coverings after getting shots.
To date more than 154 million Americans, nearly 47% of the population, have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, and nearly 119 million are fully vaccinated. The rate of new vaccinations has slowed in recent weeks, but with the authorization Wednesday of the Pfizer shot for children ages 12 to 15, a new burst of doses is expected in the coming days. source from
May 13, 2021
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki talked about the president’s agenda with reporters. She discussed the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinians and the state of the pandemic.
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki talked about the president’s agenda with reporters. She discussed the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinians and the state of the pandemic.
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, May 13, 2021
MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. I know we’re waiting for a gather time, too. So not to scare you — if there is a note passed, nothing bad is happening. We’ll just keep you all abreast of when it’s time to do that.
So just a couple of items for you all at the top. Obviously, the President just spoke to the Colonial Pipeline and progress that’s been made. And he was sending the clear message: There’s an end in sight for the supply disruptions that have — affects strates — states across the Southeast.
As you all know, Colonial reported that product delivery had commenced in a majority of the markets they serve and that they expect the pipeline to have full operational restoration in every market by noon today. Obviously, there is still going to be some time until things go back to normal... more
MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. I know we’re waiting for a gather time, too. So not to scare you — if there is a note passed, nothing bad is happening. We’ll just keep you all abreast of when it’s time to do that.
So just a couple of items for you all at the top. Obviously, the President just spoke to the Colonial Pipeline and progress that’s been made. And he was sending the clear message: There’s an end in sight for the supply disruptions that have — affects strates — states across the Southeast.
As you all know, Colonial reported that product delivery had commenced in a majority of the markets they serve and that they expect the pipeline to have full operational restoration in every market by noon today. Obviously, there is still going to be some time until things go back to normal... more
Biden: Israel has no ‘significant overreaction’ to growing Gaza conflict
May 14 - President Joe Biden said there has been no “significant overreaction” by Israel in the escalating conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
“I have my intelligence community, the Defense Department as well as the State Department,” Biden said at a briefing Thursday. “I’ve been in contact with their counterparts, not only in Israel but in the region.”
“One of the things that I have seen thus far is that there has not been a significant overreaction,” he said. “The question is how we get to a point, how they get to a point where there is a significant reduction in the attacks, particularly the rocket attacks that are indiscriminately fired into population centers.”
“I expect I’ll be having some more discussions,” the president added. “And we haven’t just spoken with the Israelis. The Egyptians, the Saudis and others. So, it’s a work in progress right now.”
Biden spoke as hostilities between Israel and Hamas entered its fourth day, with the militant group launching hundreds of missiles into the Jewish State and Israeli forces continuing to bombard Gaza with deadly airstrikes. source from
May 14 - President Joe Biden said there has been no “significant overreaction” by Israel in the escalating conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
“I have my intelligence community, the Defense Department as well as the State Department,” Biden said at a briefing Thursday. “I’ve been in contact with their counterparts, not only in Israel but in the region.”
“One of the things that I have seen thus far is that there has not been a significant overreaction,” he said. “The question is how we get to a point, how they get to a point where there is a significant reduction in the attacks, particularly the rocket attacks that are indiscriminately fired into population centers.”
“I expect I’ll be having some more discussions,” the president added. “And we haven’t just spoken with the Israelis. The Egyptians, the Saudis and others. So, it’s a work in progress right now.”
Biden spoke as hostilities between Israel and Hamas entered its fourth day, with the militant group launching hundreds of missiles into the Jewish State and Israeli forces continuing to bombard Gaza with deadly airstrikes. source from
