Covid-19: in the United States, Biden wants to convince hesitant Republicans to get vaccinated

US President Joe Biden at an event in support of increased vaccine production in Washington on March 10, 2021. Getty Images via AFP - ALEX WONG

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Vaccination is on the rise in the United States: two million people get vaccinated every day and Joe Biden has promised there will be enough doses available to vaccinate all adults by the end of May.

But health experts are worried: Many Americans say they don't want to be vaccinated, especially on the Republican side.

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With our correspondent in Washington,

Anne Corpet

Four former presidents gathered in an advertisement for the vaccine: Barack Obama, George Bush, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.

Donald Trump did not participate in the operation and for good reason: according to a survey, 47% of his voters do not want

to be vaccinated

.

This worries Dr. Antony Fauci, director of the Institute of Infectious Diseases and adviser to the White House: “ 

I

am very surprised at the high percentage of Republicans who do not want to be vaccinated.

I do not understand where this comes from, it is not a political problem, but a public health problem

!

 "

Asked about a possible intervention by Donald Trump to convince his supporters

to be vaccinated

, US President Joe Biden retorted.

" 

The thing that would have the most impact than what Trump would say to his supporters is what local doctors, priests, community leaders say

," the president opines.

So I ask them to say why it is important to get the vaccine and even after that,

to wear the mask

.

 "

Donald Trump was well vaccinated before leaving the White House.

But unlike his successor, he was careful not to invite the cameras during the injection.

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