Olivia Rodrigo Visits White House to Promote Covid-19 Vaccines

Olivia Rodrigo visited the White Home Wednesday, June 14th, as a part of the Biden administration’s effort to encourage extra younger folks to get vaccinated in opposition to Covid-19.

Rodrigo arrived on the White Home earlier within the day and briefly joined press secretary Jen Psaki within the briefing room, the place she shared a number of quick remarks with the press.

“I’m past honored and humbled to be right here at the moment to assist unfold the message concerning the significance of youth vaccination,” Rodrigo mentioned. “I’m in awe of the work President Biden and Dr. Fauci have executed and was glad to assist lend my help to this essential initiative. It’s essential to have conversations with family and friends members, encouraging all group members to get vaccinated, and really get to a vaccination web site.”

Psaki additionally famous the significance of getting somebody like Rodrigo readily available, saying, “We have to attain folks, meet folks the place they’re and chatting with younger folks — people who find themselves beneath the age of 18, a lot of whom as we’ve seen throughout the nation are large Olivia Rodrigo followers — listening to from her that … getting vaccinated is a approach to maintain your self protected, a approach to make sure you can see your pals, a approach you possibly can guarantee you possibly can go to live shows, a approach you possibly can guarantee you could stay a wholesome life is a vital a part of what we’re attempting to do right here.”

Per CNN, Rodrigo will even movie a handful of movies with Biden and Fauci later this afternoon. The clips will likely be featured on Rodrigo’s social media channels, in addition to the White Home’s accounts.

The partnership with Rodrigo is only one of a number of initiatives the White Home has undertaken to encourage youthful folks to get vaccinated. They’ve additionally labored with a wide range of YouTube stars and social media influencers to get the message out, and even teamed with dating apps like Tinder to direct folks to their nearest vaccination web site.