In recognition of the disease's high toll, Biden will be issuing a proclamation ordering flags to be flown at half-staff.
President Biden is commemorating the 1 million American lives lost to COVID-19 early Thursday, hours before he hosts the second Global COVID Summit at the White House, a virtual gathering of world leaders, non-governmental organizations and private sector companies.
In recognition of the disease's high toll, Mr. Biden will be issuing a proclamation ordering flags to be flown at half-staff. In remarks he recorded for the opening of the summit, Mr. Biden will speak about those Americans who have died as a result of the two-year-longIn a statement issued early Thursday, the president said,"To those who are grieving, and asking yourself how will you go on without him or what will you do without her, I understand.
"As a nation, we must not grow numb to such sorrow. To heal, we must remember. We must remain vigilant against this pandemic and do everything we can to save as many lives as possible, as we have with more testing, vaccines, and treatments than ever before. It's critical that Congress sustain these resources in the coming months.
"In remembrance, let us draw strength from each other as fellow Americans. For while we have been humbled, we never give up. We can and will do this together as the United States of America." only behind only heart disease and cancer among America's leading causes of death over the past two years, claiming vastly more lives than other infectious diseases.
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