(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Biden Arrives in Chicago, Calls on More Companies to Implement Compulsory Vaccination

  China News Agency, New York, October 7-US President Biden arrived in Chicago on the afternoon of the 7th local time and delivered a speech during his visit to Elk Grove Village, calling on more companies to implement the mandatory new crown vaccination policy.

  "I know that compulsory vaccination is a'hard to swallow medicine', but for the United States, it is a way to save lives and reverse the situation," Biden said. "As President, I must do everything I can to get the American people out of the new crown." Pandemic'."

  In September of this year, Biden announced a series of "new steps" in the fight against the epidemic, including requiring companies with more than 100 employees to implement mandatory vaccination or weekly testing systems, requiring all employees of medical institutions that provide medical insurance services to be vaccinated, and doubling the penalty for refusal. Air passengers wearing masks, etc.

  During this trip to Chicago, Biden cited data to emphasize the effectiveness of the "new steps."

Biden said, taking United Airlines as an example, shortly after requiring 67,000 employees to be vaccinated or tested weekly, more than 99% of the company's employees were vaccinated against the new crown.

Biden said that the Department of Labor will formally issue a mandatory vaccination order, which is expected to cover approximately 100 million employees in the United States.

  "Chicago Tribune" said that United Airlines, McDonald's, Walgreens drugstore chain, Boeing and other large companies are headquartered in Chicago, which is one of the reasons why Biden chose the city for this visit.

Biden hopes that more companies will follow up and implement the mandatory vaccination policy to help the United States increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate and consolidate economic growth.

  In his speech on the 7th, Biden also said that those who have not received the new crown vaccine have overwhelmed hospitals in some areas and even affected the necessary medical needs of non-new crown patients.

"We can end this situation," Biden said. "Find a nearby vaccination spot. The vaccine is free."

  The Washington Post reported that the White House released a report on the benefits of implementing vaccination requirements on the day Biden visited Chicago.

According to the report, educational institutions, enterprises, and public departments require employees to be vaccinated, which has effectively increased the universal coverage rate.

The Biden administration’s “vaccine operation” saved more than 100,000 lives and prevented 450,000 hospitalized cases.

  According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 6 p.m. local time on the 7th, the cumulative number of confirmed new crown cases in the United States exceeded 44.145 million, and the number of deaths exceeded 709,000.

In terms of vaccination, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the number of people receiving at least one dose of the new crown vaccine in the United States is currently 216 million, accounting for 65.1% of the total population; the number of people who have completed vaccination is 186 million, accounting for the total population. 56.2%.

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