Teenage pop phenomenon Olivia Rodrigo stopped by the White House on Wednesday to meet with a couple of policy wonks more than six decades her senior. President Joe Biden, 78, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, 80, welcomed the "Driver's License" singer, 18, to Washington, D.C., to film a series of public service announcements encouraging young folks to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
The U.S. fell short of Biden's goal to have 70% of the nation partially vaccinated by July 4 — just before the holiday, the C.D.C. reported 67% of the population had received their first shot. A big driver of the sluggish rates is vaccine hesitancy among young people. The White House is hoping Rodrigo and her 28 million social media followers can help change that. The pop star also popped by a briefing with White House press secretary Jen Psaki to share why she felt inspired to help out. "I am in awe of the work President Biden and Dr. Fauci have done and was happy to lend my support to this important initiative," Rodrigo said.
