US election: Biden calls for mask to save ‘thousands of lives’ – BBC News

According to the president-elect, efforts to spread vaccines will first and foremost focus on the most vulnerable. Biden stresses that minority communities are being hit harder than white communities, and that these groups will not be thinking about their administration. “In the end, I will make no effort to reverse this pandemic after being sworn in on January 20.” He adds: “We will continue to monitor science … we will listen and work in collaboration with the governors and local leaders of both parties.” Biden continues to repeat the campaign’s unity promises and says “these elections are over”. “It’s time to put aside the rhetoric designed to demonize the party and each other,” he says. “It is time to end the politicization of the basic steps of responsible public health such as wearing masks and social exclusion. We need to come together to heal the soul of this country in order to deal effectively with this crisis.” He says “tens of thousands of lives” can be saved if everyone wears just a mask. “Maybe it will save your life. So please, I beg you, wear a mask. Do it yourself, do it for the neighbor. The mask is not a political statement.” He says masks are the fastest way to “get back to normal”. Please subscribe HERE .

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