White House on unvaccinated Americans: Our role is not to 'place blame' | TheHill

The White House on Friday said it would not place blame on unvaccinated Americans as coronavirus cases rise around the country, but press secretary Jen PsakiJen PsakiOvernight Health Care: Biden officials says no change to masking guidance right now | Missouri Supreme Court rules in favor of Medicaid expansion | Mississippi's attorney general asks Supreme Court to overturn Roe v.

Kay Ivey to seek reelection Vaccination tracking apps ineffective, amplify inequalities, pose privacy issues: report MORE (R), who earlier Friday said, "It's time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks.

It's the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down" as her state ranks last in terms of vaccination rate.

Psaki said it's not the role of the federal government to encourage vaccine mandates as some states have seen vaccination rates stagnate.