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President Joe Biden on Monday pleaded with Americans to get their vaccine as the number of COVID cases has risen nearly 300% over the past three weeks.
'We have to,' Biden said during an event in the Rose Garden, when asked how the administration will get the unvaccinated vaccinated.
Biden was marking the 31st anniversary of the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act. In his remarks, he announced his administration would find some cases of 'long COVID' to be a disability.
He noted this was 'the first of its kind to help Americans grappling with long term effects of COVID-19 that doctors call long COVID.'
'Many Americans who seemingly recovered from the virus still face lingering challenges, like breathing problems, brain fog, chronic pain or fatigue. These conditions can sometimes - can sometimes - rise to the level of a disability,' Biden noted.
'So we're bringing agencies together to