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Biden Threatens To ‘Cancel’ July 4th If Americans Refuse To Get Coronavirus Vaccine

Emily Zanotti
Biden Threatens To ‘Cancel’ July 4th If Americans Refuse To Get Coronavirus Vaccine
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President Joe Biden warned, Tuesday, that Americans may have to cancel the “small” Independence Day parties he suggested they have back in March to celebrate the end of the COVID-19 pandemic if they continue to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine.

Back in March, Biden announced, in a planned speech from the White House on the anniversary of the COVID-19 shutdowns, that Americans may be able to have small gatherings “in your backyard or in your neighborhood and have a cookout or a barbecue and celebrate Independence Day,” if COVID-19 numbers had sufficiently declined.

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