That's more deaths than in World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War and 9/11 combined. As of now, total deaths in America, 527,726. As I've told you before, I carry a card in my pocket with the number of Americans who have died from COVID to date. And so many of you, as Hemingway wrote, "Being strong in all the broken places." Researchers and scientists racing for a vaccine. We've seen frontline and essential workers risking their lives, sometimes losing them, to save and help others. "In fact, it may be the most American thing we do. Finding light in the darkness is a very American thing to do. But in the loss, we saw how much there was to gain in appreciation, respect, and gratitude. "While it was different for everyone, we all lost something - a collective suffering, a collective sacrifice, a year filled with the loss of life and the loss of living for all of us.
The last vacation, the last birthday with friends, the last holiday with extended family. Photos and videos from 2019 feel like they were taken in another era. "That led to more deaths, more infections, more stress, and more loneliness. A year ago, we were hit with a virus that was met with silence and spread unchecked, denials for days, weeks, then months. Tonight, I'd like to talk to you about where we are as we mark one year since everything stopped because of this pandemic.
JOE BIDEN SPEECH FULL
Here is the full transcript of Biden's remarks on Thursday night from the White House.
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden delivered his first prime-time address on the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus outbreak officially being declared a pandemic. President Joe Biden used his first prime-time address to outline his plan Thursday night to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and get the country "closer to normal" by the Fourth of July, offering Americans fresh hope and appealing for their help.
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