{"id":564496,"date":"2021-06-15T12:52:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T16:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=564496"},"modified":"2021-06-15T12:52:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T16:52:07","slug":"white-house-to-host-massive-independence-from-virus-party-on-july-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-to-host-massive-independence-from-virus-party-on-july-4\/","title":{"rendered":"White House To Host Massive \u2018Independence From Virus\u2019 Party On July 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-to-host-massive-independence-from-virus-party-on-july-4%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=564496&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/wh-2.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden is planning a huge party at the White House for the Fourth of July, which he wants to declare the national holiday as a day of independence \u2014 not from British rule but from COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has set a goal to have 70% of eligible Americans vaccinated with at least one shot against the virus by July 4, but as of last week, \u201cthe national average for vaccinations among Americans 12 and up is 61.4% with at least one dose and 51.1% with both doses, according to the CDC,\u201d ABC News <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/biden-vaccine-goal-covid-vaccines-us-vaccination-rate-70-of-adults-vaccinated\/10749464\/\">reported<\/a>. \u201cSeven other states have over 70% of their population above the age of 12 with at least one dose, according to the CDC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While millions have been vaccinated, the U.S. is approaching 600,000 deaths from the virus, <a href=\"https:\/\/gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6\">according<\/a> to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering. Still, the number of new infections has fallen steeply, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n<p>With businesses and restaurants reopening, and large music venues set to follow soon, Biden has proclaimed a \u201csummer of freedom\u201d to celebrate Americans returning to normal life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe holiday will see the largest event yet of Biden\u2019s presidency: He plans to host first responders, essential workers, and military service members and their families on the South Lawn for a cookout and to watch the fireworks over the National Mall,\u201d The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/government-and-politics-joe-biden-lifestyle-coronavirus-pandemic-health-f97e0316c51d2d8362a17d149daedb14\">reported<\/a>. \u201cWell more than 1,000 guests are expected, officials said, with final arrangements still to be sorted out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden had begun pushing the idea back in March when the U.S. marked its one-year anniversary for the virus hitting our shores.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy July the 4th, there\u2019s a good chance you, your families, and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighborhood and have a cookout and a barbeque and celebrate Independence Day,\u201d Biden said March 11. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean large events with lots of people together, but it does mean small groups will be able to get together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But progress has ramped up swiftly \u2014 even if not as quickly as hoped. Just before Memorial Day, the CDC relaxed mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, and that was quickly followed by state regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Said the AP:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"24\">\n<p>Now, officials say July Fourth will serve as an unofficial kickoff to a new phase in the U.S. pandemic response. The federal government is looking to turn the page on the domestic public health crisis and focus on an economic and civic revival at home and marshaling support for vaccinations around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Across the country, the White House is hoping to see the similar Independence Day activities, after last year saw the mass cancellation of July Fourth festivities, according to two White House officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to outline the administration\u2019s thinking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome you to join us by hosting your own events to honor our freedom, salute those who have been serving on the frontlines, and celebrate our progress in fighting this pandemic,\u201d the White House wrote in an email to state and local officials Tuesday. It asked them to share their plans to be highlighted later by the administration.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other festivities in the nation\u2019s capital will return to normal, too. The National Mall will host the traditional fireworks ceremony, the White House said in a statement.\u00a0\u201cAmerica is headed into a summer dramatically different from last year. A summer of freedom. A summer of joy. A summer of reunions and celebrations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden is planning a huge party at the White House for the Fourth of July, which he wants to declare the national holiday as a day of independence &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280334,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/wh-2.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"White House To Host Massive \u2018Independence From Virus\u2019 Party On July 4","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-564496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/wh-2.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"White House To Host Massive \u2018Independence From Virus\u2019 Party On July 4","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2280334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}