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Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

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Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

MS NOW, Chris Hayes

Msnbc, The Chris Hayes Podcast, Government, Politics, Chris Hayes, Why Is This Happening?, Withpod, Versant, Ms Now, News, Society & Culture, Versant Media

4.69.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Here in the United States, things are closer to normal than they have been in a long time. Businesses have reopened, gatherings have started to resume, and COVID cases and deaths continue to fall to levels that we have not seen since the very beginning of the pandemic. But even three months ago, it was not clear that this would be the point we are at. So how did the government ramp up its vaccine campaign to get us to a closer normal?

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0:00.0

There's one decision we made, which is we are going to take accountability for whatever happens.

0:05.1

We're going to own it, we're going to publish goals.

0:07.6

If we meet those goals, we're going to publish new goals.

0:10.2

We are not going to blame governors, we're not going to get into fights with states.

0:14.3

We're going to say the buck stops with us and we're going to deliver.

0:17.8

On the one hand that obviously made things intense,

0:22.0

but on the other hand, you don't sleep at night when you're on the hook for something so

0:26.7

very visible and so very public.

0:28.5

And that allowed us to say, let's do everything we can to overwhelm the problem.

0:36.8

Hello and welcome to Wise is happening with me, your host Chris Hayes.

0:44.1

It's vaccinated summer here in the United States.

0:46.4

Not for everyone, of course, there's millions and millions of Americans who have not been

0:49.8

vaccinated.

0:50.9

The administration has set a goal of trying to get 70% of adults with the least one shot

0:56.4

by July 4th. It's going to be close whether they get that or not.

0:59.4

In fact, we've seen, we've seen a decline in daily vaccinations that said the US remains

1:05.2

the best large country in the world.

1:08.0

I think it's fair to say in terms of its vaccination deployment.

1:12.0

And at least in places with high levels of vaccination and in social circles,

1:16.5

I guess the high levels of vaccination, like there is this incredible sense of normal

1:20.4

sea returning.

1:21.6

My brother's wedding was a few weeks ago with essentially 100% vaccinated and was

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