Coronavirus

Biden: 100 Days of Masks After Inauguration

The president-elect says he will make the request his first day in office.

Biden: 100 Days of Masks After Inauguration
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"My inclination is in the first day I'm inaugurated, to say I'm going to ask the public for 100 days — to mask," President-elect Joe Biden says. "Just 100 days to mask. Not forever, 100 days. And I think we'll see a significant reduction.

President-elect Joe Biden says he thinks coronavirus numbers can go down if everyone wears a mask for 100 days.

In an interview with CNN, Biden also said he will get the coronavirus vaccine when it's ready.