“Everyone was vaccinated, everyone was masked, except when they were talking,” he said. “But we also went to restaurants and did other things, and I didn’t get infected, so I feel really good about it.”
Jennifer Nuzo, an epidemiologist who is leading a new pandemic preparedness program at Brown University School of Public Health, said she recently attended a major indoor conference and was one of the few wearing masks. She is not infected with Covid-19 and does not want to, but said: “I also do not completely rearrange my life, trying to avoid it.
Everyone has a different tolerance for risk, and experts say it’s important not to judge other people’s choices. But the president, as president, has a duty to society not to get sick, said Dr. Arthur Kaplan, director of the medical ethics department at New York University in Langone. He said Mr Biden should not be present at the dinner, noting the reasons in an email.
“He is at high risk and holds a very high position during the war,” Dr Kaplan wrote, adding: “He must be super safe. Correspondents’ dinner is very optional. Since VP is sick, he really needs to protect himself. His office shall impose a precautionary measure. “
Ms. Psaki acknowledged that Mr. Biden could sign a contract with Covid, adding that if he did, the White House would be “very transparent” about it. She said the White House was taking a number of precautions – beyond those in most jobs – to protect Mr Biden, including social distancing, regular testing and wearing masks during meetings.
However, she also noted that the president has been traveling more recently, concluding that leaving the country is “vital for him, for his presidency, for the American people.”
However, there is a uneasy feeling here – and concerns that perhaps a gathering of 2,600 people, including journalists and politicians who have spent more than two years warning of the dangers of a pandemic, may not seem the best.
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