One year of pandemic, fifty days in the White House: Joe Biden relied on this concomitance, Thursday, March 11, to display his optimism during his first solemn address as president, dominated by the fight against the coronavirus.
He devoted his first part to meditation, taking out of his jacket pocket a square of Bristol board on which he reports daily the number of deaths attributed to SARS-CoV-2. A call for mobilization ensued in which Joe Biden urged his fellow citizens not to let their guard down too quickly, contrary to what some states led by Republican governors have decided. He promised that the vaccines will be available to all adults who want them from 1er may. “I need each of you to do your part, he insisted. This fight is far from over. “ Then the president evoked the hope of a national holiday, on July 4, during which the Americans could finally begin to reconnect, in a small committee, with “Better days”.
A few hours earlier, Joe Biden had garnered a first political victory by initialing a gigantic support plan of 1,900 billion dollars (1,590 billion euros). This plan intended to heal the multiple wounds left by the Covid-19 epidemic will now be added to the massive vaccination campaign which has found its cruising speed and which affects more than 2 million Americans every day. The president welcomed on Thursday evening that the target of 100 million immune people would probably be reached in mid-March, about a month and a half ahead of the timetable put forward by the Democrat before his arrival at the House Blanche, December 8, 2020, while this vaccination campaign was still in its infancy.
“A climate of competence”
Luck smiles on him for now. First of all, he is reaping the benefits of the massive effort made by the federal state under the leadership of his predecessor, Donald Trump. The start of his mandate also coincided with a considerable decline in contamination, the number of which was divided by four. That of deaths is also oriented clearly downwards, even if it remains higher than the figures recorded during the second wave, during the summer (1,500 deaths on average per week against 1,000). The unexpected majority gain in the Senate in January in Georgia then enabled him to advance his plan in Congress at the pace he had set for himself.
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