MORE THAN 2 YEARS. COVID HAS
IMPACTED EVERY DECISION ON OUR
LIVES AND THE LIFE OF THIS
NATION. AND I KNOW YOU'RE
TIRED FOR US TO YOU AND
EXHAUST. AND DON'T EVEN COUNT
POST A MILLION PEOPLE WHO SUED
THE DINING ROOM TABLE OR
KITCHEN TABLE. AND LOOK AT AN
EMPTY CHAIR. BECAUSE WE LOST
SOMEBODY. BUT I ALSO KNOW
THIS. BECAUSE OF THE PROGRESS
WE'VE MADE BECAUSE OF YOUR
RESILIENCE. TOOLS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN PROVIDED BY THE U.S.
CONGRESS. TONIGHT. I CAN SEE
WE'RE MOVING FORWARD SAFELY.
BACK TO NORM MORE NORMAL
ROUTINES. REACHED A NEW MOMENT
IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.
WHERE SEVERE CASES ARE DOWN A
LEVEL NOT SEEN SINCE JULY OF
LAST YEAR. JUST A FEW DAYS
AGO, THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AND PREVENTION. ISSUED
A NEW MASK GUIDELINES. I
GUIDELINES. MOST AMERICANS AND
MOST OF THE COUNTRY CAN NOW GO MASK FREE. AND BASED
MASK FREE. AND BASED
PROJECTIONS.
>> WAR OF THE COUNTRY TO REACH
A POINT ACROSS THAT WENT
ACROSS THE NEXT COUPLE OF
WEEKS. THANKS PROGRESS. YOU
MADE THE PAST YEAR. COVID-19
NO LONGER NEED CONTROL. OUR
LIVES. I KNOW SOME ARE TALKING
ABOUT LIVING WITH COVID-19.
BUT TONIGHT I SAY. NEVER WILL
JUST ACCEPT LIVING WITH
COVID-19. WE'LL CONTINUE TO
COMBAT THE VIRUS AS WE DO
OTHER DISEASE. AND BECAUSE
THIS VIRUS MUTATES AND
SPREADS. WE HAVE TO STAND
GUARD. HERE ARE 4 COMMON SENSE
STEPS AS WE MOVE FORWARD
SAFELY. IN MY VIEW, FIRST.
STAY PROTECTED WITH VACCINES
AND TREATMENTS. WE KNOW
INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE VACCINES
ARE. IF YOU'RE VACCINATED AND
BOOSTED, YOU HAVE THE HIGHEST
DEGREE PROTECTION. WILL NEVER
GIVE UP AND VACCINATING MORE
AMERICANS. NOW I KNOW PARENTS
OF KIDS UNDER 5 ARE EAGER TO
SEE THEIR VACCINES AUTHORIZED
FOR THE CHILDREN. SCIENTISTS
ARE WORKING HARD TO GET THAT
DONE WILL BE READY WITH PLENTY
OF VACCINES. IF YOU WANT TO
DO. WE'RE ALREADY. WE ARE ALSO
READY AND I'VE IDOL
TREATMENTS. IF YOU GET
COVID-19 THE PFIZER PILL
REDUCES YOUR CHANCES OF ENDING
UP IN THE HOSPITAL BY 90%.
I'VE ORDERED MORE TOOLS THAN
ANYONE IN THE WORLD HANDS.
PFIZER IS WORKING OVERTIME TO
SOME MILLION TOOLS THIS MONTH.
AND MORE THAN DOUBLE THAT NEXT
MONTH. AND NOW WE'RE LAUNCHING
THE TEST TO TREAT AND MICHIGAN
SO PEOPLE CAN GET TESTED AND
THE PHARMACY IF THEY PROVE
POSITIVE RECEIVED THE ANTIVIRAL PILLS ON THE SPOT AT
ANTIVIRAL PILLS ON THE SPOT AT NO COST.
NO COST. YOU KNOW, COMPROMISED
PERHAPS SOME OTHER MOBILITY WE
HAVE TREATMENTS AND FREE HIGH
QUALITY MASK LEAVING NO ONE
BEHIND OR IGNORING ANYONE'S
NEEDS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. ON
TESTING, WE MADE HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS OF TESTS AVAILABLE
AND YOU CAN OR EVEN FOR FREE
TO YOUR DOORSTEP. AND WE'VE
ALREADY ORDERED FREE TEST. IF
YOU'RE ALREADY WORRY FREE TEST
TONIGHT. I'M ANNOUNCING YOU
CAN ORDER ANOTHER GROUP OF
TEST COVID COVID COVID TEST.
STARTING NEXT WEEK AND YOU CAN
GET MORE TESTS. MUST PREPARE
FOR NEW VARIANTS. OVER THE
PAST. WE'VE GOT MUCH BETTER AT
DETECTING NEW VARIANTS. IF
NECESSARY WILL BE ABLE TO
DEVELOP NEW VACCINES AND 100
AGENTS TO HIM MAY BE MONTHS OR
YEARS. AND IF CONGRESS
PRESIDES THE FUNDS WE NEED
WILL HAVE NEW STOCKPILES AND
TESTS MASK BILLS. READY IF
NEEDED. I CAN'T PROMISE NEW
VARIABLE COM I CAN PROMISE YOU WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR
WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR
POWER TO BE READY. IF IT THE
SHUTDOWN OF SCHOOLS AND
BUSINESSES. WE HAVE THE TOOLS
WE NEED. IT'S TIME FOR AMERICA
TO GET BACK TO WORK AND FILL
OUR GREAT DOWNTOWN'S AGAIN,
PEOPLE PEOPLE WORKING FROM
HOME CAN FEEL SAFE AND BEGIN
TO RETURN TO THEIR OFFICES.
WE'RE DOING THAT HERE IN THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE VAST
MAJORITY OF FEDERAL WORKERS
ONCE AGAIN WORKING PERSON, OUR SCHOOLS ARE OPEN. LET'S KEEP
SCHOOLS ARE OPEN. LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY. OUR KIDS NEED
IT THAT WAY. OUR KIDS NEED 75
ARE 75% OF ADULT AMERICANS
FULLY VACCINATED. AND
HOSPITALIZATIONS DOWN BY 77%.
MOST AMERICANS CAN REMOVE
THEIR MASK AND STAY IN THE
CLASSROOM AND MOVE FORWARD
SAFELY. RICCI THIS BECAUSE YOU
PROVIDED FREE VACCINES
TREATMENTS, TESTS TO MASK. OF
COURSE, CONTINUING THIS COSTS
MONEY. SO NOT SURPRISINGLY,
BACK TO SEA OFF. I'M GOING
SEND A REQUEST TO CONGRESS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICANS
HAVE USED THESE TOOLS. I WANT
TO AGAIN, WE MAY NEED THEM
AGAIN. SO I EXPECT CONGRESS. I
HOPE TO PASS IT QUICKLY WE'LL
CONTINUE VACCINATING THE
WORLD. WE'VE SENT 475 MILLION VACCINE DOSES 212 COUNTRIES
VACCINE DOSES 212 COUNTRIES
MORE THAN ANY NATION ON EARTH.
AND TO KEEP OUT. ACSI MAXINE
CAN STOP THESE DISEASE. YOU