President Joe Biden on Thursday commemorated the COVID-19 deaths of 1 million people in the United States, marking what he called 'a tragic milestone' and urging Americans to 'remain vigilant' during the ongoing pandemic.
The American flag is seen flying at half staff over the White House to honor the 1 million U.S. citizens killed by COVID-19 since the pandemic began in Washington, U.S., May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Leah MillisWASHINGTON, May 12 - President Joe Biden on Thursday commemorated the COVID-19 deaths of 1 million people in the United States, marking what he called "a tragic milestone" and urging Americans to "remain vigilant" during the ongoing pandemic.
In February 2021, 500 lit candles lined steps at the White House and a military band played "Amazing Grace" as Biden, his wife Jill, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, bowed their heads in respect for the dead. A conservative-dominated Supreme Court struck down his federal vaccine-or-test mandate for companies, and a Trump-appointed judge struck down his public transportation mask mandate.The administration's focus on vaccines as the way out of the pandemic also left it scrambling when new virus variants emerged that were resistant to them, health experts said, while some critics also faulted Biden's team for not doing enough early on to increase coronavirus testing nationwide.
Polls seen by the White House have shown that some key voters view the party's response to COVID, which Biden aides have long viewed as one of the president's strengths, as too heavy-handed. "We must remain vigilant against this pandemic and do everything we can to save as many lives as possible, as we have with more testing, vaccines, and treatments than ever before," Biden said on Thursday. "It’s critical that Congress sustain these resources in the coming months."
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