- In an effort to vaccinate more Americans, President Joe Biden is pushing a door-to-door campaign to spread information about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
- Misinformation about the campaign, which is largely reliant on community and faith-based organizations, has been spreading and may cause confusion about what it actually is.
- Door-to-door public health campaigns have been used for decades in the U.S. and across the globe with successful results.
In a continued effort to get Americans vaccinated, President Joe Biden is pushing a door-to-door campaign in which volunteers reach out directly to community members to spread information about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
“Now we need to go to the community by community, neighborhood by neighborhood, and oftentimes, door to door — literally knocking on doors — to get help to the remaining people,” Biden said in a recent news conference.
According to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), roughly 68 percent of U.S. adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
Still, progress has plateaued across the country, with the rate of new vaccinations on the decline, spurring concern that steep rises in COVID-19 cases may be seen in areas with low vaccination rates.
Experts are warning that the delta variant, which is more transmissible and becoming more pervasive in the United States, will make this outcome more likely — and more dangerous.
Source: healthline