WASHINGTON – On the verge of missing its July 4 national COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration turned to second gentleman Doug Emhoff to help promote the benefits of getting the shot to young Americans.
The White House sent the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris on the road in states such as Tennessee and Illinois, where adults were lagging behind the administration’s desired 70 percent vaccination rate.
“I want every parent, I want every family, I want every young person to get the vaccination, so we can move forward,” Emhoff said Wednesday in Phoenix at one such stop. “So people, talk to your friends, talk to your family, get the shot, tell five people, tell 10 people, go on social media, do what you need to do as leaders, get the word out.”
