A social media post with over 1,000 reactions claims President Joe Biden might cancel Fourth of July celebrations if Americans don’t get a COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n
“Biden warns if Americans don’t get COVID jabs they might have to cancel July 4” reads the image shared on April\u00a024\u00a0by American rapper Chingo Bling, who has more than 1 million followers on Facebook.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fact check:<\/strong> Biden support for ‘right verdict’ in Chauvin trial not illegal, expert says<\/span><\/p>\n The image is a headline from an April 21\u00a0New York Post article, which falsely says Biden “warned\u00a0Americans they may have to cancel ‘small’ outdoor gatherings on the Fourth of July if there’s a slowdown of COVID-19 vaccinations.”\u00a0<\/p>\n USA TODAY reached out to the user for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n While Biden has continued to urge Americans to get vaccinated, he hasn’t talked about canceling celebrations for Independence Day.<\/p>\n As of Tuesday, almost 30% of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated, and around 42% have received at least one dose, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n During remarks about the COVID-19 pandemic as the United States hit 200 million vaccines administered on April 21,\u00a0Biden\u00a0said, “To celebrate our independence from this virus on July 4th with family and friends in small groups, we still have more to do in the months of May and June.”<\/p>\n Fact check:<\/strong> False claim ties Biden’s climate plan to reducing meat consumption<\/span><\/p>\n He said Americans need to “mask up” until the number of coronavirus-positive cases goes down and until everyone “has a chance to get their shot.”<\/p>\n He encouraged all Americans 16 years old and older, who are now eligible,\u00a0to get vaccinated before the end of May.<\/p>\n Biden also said that with the high rate of new daily vaccinations, then nearing 3 million according to the CDC, the United States remained\u00a0on track to be “much closer to normal life” by the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n Fact check:<\/strong> Biden was not the only world leader wearing mask during virtual climate summit<\/span><\/p>\n In March, when Biden set the new goal of reaching 200 million doses in his first 100 days in office, he already talked about the possibility of celebrating July Fourth with a small group of family and friends.<\/p>\n “If we do our part, if we do this together, by July the 4th, there\u2019s a good chance you, your families, and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighborhood and have a cookout and a barbeque and celebrate Independence Day,” Biden said\u00a0during his first\u00a0White House primetime address.<\/p>\n We rate the claim that Biden might cancel all Fourth of July celebrations if Americans don’t get a coronavirus vaccine FALSE, based on our research. Biden has encouraged Americans to get the vaccine and to keep using masks until the number of coronavirus-positive cases goes down. He hasn’t said people’s July Fourth celebrations will be canceled if they don’t get vaccinated.<\/p>\nBiden didn’t mention canceling celebrations<\/h2>\n
Our rating: False<\/h2>\n
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