Biden On Past Statement About Vaccinated Not Needing Masks: Was ‘True At The Time’
“Mr. President, you said, if you are fully vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask,” Doocy said.
After initially denying that he had said that, Biden acknowledged that he did, in fact, state that, saying, “In May, that’s true.”
“That [was] true at the time because I thought there were people who were going to understand that getting vaccinated made a gigantic difference,” Biden said. “And what happened was, a new variant came along, they didn’t get vaccinated, it was spread more rapidly, and people, more people were getting sick. That’s the difference.”
“Mr. President, you said, if you are fully vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask,” Doocy said.
After initially denying that he had said that, Biden acknowledged that he did, in fact, state that, saying, “In May, that’s true.”
“That [was] true at the time because I thought there were people who were going to understand that getting vaccinated made a gigantic difference,” Biden said. “And what happened was, a new variant came along, they didn’t get vaccinated, it was spread more rapidly, and people, more people were getting sick. That’s the difference.”