Dr. Marc Siegel: Biden, COVID vaccine and unity – this what Americans need to hear from their leader

On the 99th day of his administration, President Biden appeared before a joint session of Congress and talked of Americans achieving goals together "with the overwhelming support of the American people." And yet, his words were once again self-congratulatory.

But Biden failed to mention that the contract for those 40,000 pharmacies was put together by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar under the prior administration. "Choosing hope over fear," the president said, though he continued to wear a mask even when alone out of doors post-vaccination. And instead of giving credit to his predecessor for the unprecedented speed of bringing these vaccines to market without sacrificing the science, instead, the president focused on the fact that when he was sworn in, "less than 1% of seniors were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, 100 days later, nearly 70% of seniors are fully protected. Senior deaths from COVID-19 are down 80% since January… And more than half of all adults in America have gotten at least one shot."