Biden is returning to a central posture of his campaign, casting himself as a sober voice on behalf of science and reason standing up to an angry and conspiratorial minority. Now, by taking direct aim at the unvaccinated and Republican officials who encourage or condone vaccine refusal, Mr. Since the administration heralded its progress overcoming the pandemic on July 4, the unchecked spread of the virus this summer, and the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, contributed to a notable drop in the president’s approval rating. Biden’s political standing, White House allies said.Īlready, there were signs that voters were unhappy with Mr.
But with the Delta variant surging, overwhelming I.C.U.s and creating a fresh drag on the still-fragile economic recovery, failing to take more aggressive action was even riskier, both to public health and to Mr. The new federal rules - including a requirement that private-sector businesses with more than 100 workers require vaccinations or frequent testing - are a sharp pivot for the administration, which had feared that a heavy-handed approach would be viewed as government overreach and be met with even fiercer opposition from those leery of getting the shot. “People think it’s their God-given right to put everybody else’s health at risk.”Īfter President Biden resisted comprehensive vaccine mandates for months, his forceful steps on Thursday to pressure the 80 million unvaccinated Americans to get their shots put him squarely on the side of what had been a fairly quiet but increasingly frustrated majority: vaccinated Americans who see the unvaccinated as selfishly endangering others and holding the country back. “I don’t get it, I don’t get why they don’t wear masks and why they won’t get vaccinated,” she said Friday, sitting outside a Whole Foods in Fairfax with her 14-year-old toy poodle, Tootsie. Orie is fed up with the coronavirus’s effects on her life. She has bristled at the frustrations of communicating with clients when everybody is wearing masks. Terry Orie, a 61-year-old real estate agent, has skipped vacations because of the pandemic.
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