March 24, 2021 Remarks by President Biden After Marine One Arrival

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2021   Remarks by President Biden After Marine One Arrival   South Lawn   Q    Can Americans feel confident in the AstraZeneca vaccine?    THE PRESIDENT:  (Inaudible) can’t hear a word you’re saying.   Q    Can Americans feel confident in the AstraZeneca vaccine?   THE PRESIDENT:  I haven’t gotten the final report today.  We haven’t used it at all.  We have it available, but we haven’t used it.  And I don’t know what’s -- I’ve been gone all day.  I don’t know what’s happened today.    Q    Have you spoken to Dr. Fauci about it?   THE PRESIDENT:  Pardon me?   Q    Have you spoken to Dr. Fauci about it?   THE PRESIDENT:  Not as of today.  No, I haven’t.  Thank you.   Q    Will you -- will you increase the number of doses you’re going to give Mexicans and Canadians?    THE PRESIDENT:  Well, that -- that depends on how -- what is finally approved.  Okay?  Thank you.    Q    On North Korea, sir: Do you consider that to be a real provocation by North Korea -- the missile launch?   THE PRESIDENT:  No.  According to the Defense Department, it’s business as usual.  There’s no new -- there’s no new wrinkle in what they did.   Q    Does it affect diplomacy at all?   THE PRESIDENT:  (Laughs.)    END