拜登总统就应对COVID-19新冠病毒疫情和疫苗接种计划发表讲话
白宫
2021年5月17日
讲话
东厅（East Room）
美国东部夏令时间下午1:22
总统：各位下午好。今天我想和大家简单地谈谈三件事情：我们国内在应对COVID-19新冠病毒疫情进展中的新的里程碑，我们在国际范围内为应对COVID-19新冠病毒疫情采取的步骤，以及为那些有18岁以下孩子的家庭所采取的一项重要减税措施。让我从最后一个议题开始。
今天是纳税截止日，是每一个人都应完税的日子。我知道没有人喜欢纳税。但是，正如我父亲曾经说过的那样，“这是在这个国家生活需要付出的一个很小的代价。” 但是我想告诉每一个有孩子的人们，他们今天交完税——交完税款，他们应该知道，他们即将获得一项针对工薪阶层和中产阶级的新的减税措施，而且很快。
众所周知，我坚信，我们坚信有必要使我们的税务制度有利于中产阶级。这就是为什么我认为我们应该要求大公司和那些收入最高的1％的人开始支付其应得份额，以及为什么我们应该处罚那些通过欺诈行为进行逃税的百万富翁和亿万富翁。
但我还认为，我们需要让那些普通家庭松一口气，获得税务减免，为他们抚养孩子的费用提供帮助。大多数人都不知道，但是针对那些有孩子的家庭，我们将减税措施纳入了不久前达成的《美国救援计划》（American Rescue Plan）。我在3月份已签署了这个法案。
90％的家庭，所有的中产阶级和工薪阶层家庭都将获得减税。
这是一个一年的减税措施。你可以一年为每一个未满18岁的孩子减免3,000美元税款。若有两个孩子，则可减免6,000美元的税款。如果孩子不满6岁的话，你实际上可为每个孩子减免3,600美元税款。
所以，你今天报税时，应该知道您的减税政策即将付诸实施。
但是，还有个好消息：你不必等到下一年报税时就可以享受这一减税政策的好处。我今天宣布，在7月15日和此后年底之前每个月的第15日，你将会收到减税额的一半，存入你的银行账户——每个孩子每月至少250美元——，直接存入你的银行账户。
因此，你如果是一个有两个孩子的工薪家庭，那么从7月份开始，将在每月的第15日在你的银行帐户中收到500美元的存款。我们正在——今年我们为你减税，就在目前你急需之时——不必等待。
如果你选择将减税退款自动存入银行帐户，则该减税额将会自动存入你的帐户。否则将会邮寄给你。
专家们告诉我们，除了可以帮助压力重重的美国家庭和工薪家庭之外，这一减税政策还将使美国的贫困儿童减少一半。
这项减税措施向美国有孩子的工薪家庭发出了一个明确而有力的信息：你会得到帮助。
现在让我来谈谈我们在与COVID新冠病毒疫情长期斗争中的另一个里程碑。今天，疫情病例在所有50个州均有所减少，这是自疫情开始以来的第一次。对，这是第一次。非常感谢如此众多的人辛勤工作，使得COVID新冠病毒的病例在美国所有50个州都有所下降。
但是，我不能保证这一趋势会继续下去。我们知道会有进展也会有挫折，而且我们知道可能会有许多反复。
但是，如果那些尚未接种疫苗的人们接种疫苗，他们将保护自己和周围其他未接种疫苗的人。否则的话，那些疫苗接种率较低的州的发病率可能会上升，形势可能会发生逆转。
那些没有接种疫苗的人们最终将会付出代价，最终付出代价。接种疫苗的人们将继续受到保护，免受严重疾病的侵害。但是，如果没有接种疫苗的话，其他人可能就不会得到保护。
但是，考虑到接种疫苗既方便又免费，因此，如果COVID新冠病毒的病例在那些尚未接种疫苗的人们中间上升的话，这将是一场悲剧，而且是一场不必要的悲剧。
我们与这一病毒的斗争尚未结束。我们还有数千万的人们尚未接种疫苗。但是我们已取得了重大进展。
实际上，当明天的疫苗接种数字公布时，这些数字将表明：60％的美国人至少已经注射了一剂疫苗。
初露的曙光日益明亮。这次疫苗接种工作是我们国家后勤工作的一项历史性成就。我要感谢科学家和研究人员、疫苗生产公司、国民警卫队（National Guard）、美国军方、联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）、各州州长、医生、护士以及药剂师。我要感谢那些积极履行爱国义务并接种疫苗的美国人民。
在不到四个月的时间里，美国人至少接种一剂疫苗的比例从低于6％上升到了60％。我们亲眼看到了这一结果，我们在人们的生命和生活中看到了这一结果。
死于COVID新冠病毒的人数下降了81％，这是自2020年4月以来的最低水平。
由于我们迅速采取了行动，推出疫苗并促进了经济发展，我们的经济从停滞不前逐步增长，目前增长速度已超过近40年来的记录。就一届新政府而言，我们经历了从疲软的就业机会转变为创纪录的就业机会。在同一时间范围内，此前还没有任何政府曾经创造过这么多的工作机会。
这些进展是不可否认的，但我们并未大功告成。一些最艰巨的工作还在前头。
我们仍然还在失去太多的美国人，而且美国仍然还有太多尚未接种疫苗的人们。疾病预防与控制中心（CDC）上周宣布，你如果已完全接种疫苗，则不再需要戴口罩。他们谈到，现在的科学证明，接种疫苗与戴口罩一样可以保护你，甚至效果比戴口罩更好。
所以，接种疫苗或在完全接种疫苗之前戴口罩都可以保护你免受严重COVID新冠病毒的侵害。无论通过哪一种方式，你都将受到保护。
就像我上周所说的那样，即使已经完全接种疫苗，有些人还是要继续戴口罩。这是他们自己的决定。一些企业也可能会继续要求人们戴口罩。
在我们走出这一流行疾病的阴影之际，让我们所有人都彼此友好相待并相互尊重，尊重那些即使已经接种疫苗也继续戴口罩的人们。
但最重要的是，让我们共同努力实现我设定的目标：在7月4日美国独立纪念日（July the 4th）之前，70％的成年人——所有的成年人——至少接种一剂疫苗。目前七个州已经做到了这一点。
开展接种疫苗工作绝非易事。我们在全国各地有8万个站点提供疫苗接种服务。百分之九十的人都居住在其中一个服务点五英里的范围之内。
如果需要寻找附近的疫苗站点，你可以通过短信将你的邮政编码发送至438829。438829。通过邮政编码和这个号码，你可以找到所有就近的服务站点。
许多站点都不需要预约。直接去就可以注射疫苗。服务是免费的，而且12岁以上的所有人都有资格接受这项服务。
如果你在前往疫苗接种站点，在往返疫苗接种站点时需要帮助，在5月24日到7月4日之间，Lyft和Uber会提供免费乘车服务，将你带到疫苗接种站点，然后再送你回家。任何想要接种疫苗的人都可以得到这项服务。
我还呼吁雇主也应尽其所能，为员工提供带薪请假的时间以接种疫苗。而且，我们已提出了一个全国性计划，为这些企业因员工请假而产生的费用提供补偿。
现在是你接种疫苗的时候了。我们有疫苗。我们已经获得足够的疫苗供应，可以为所有12岁以上的成人和儿童接种疫苗。我再说一遍：现在是你接种疫苗的时候了。
在过去的118天里，我们的疫苗接种计划已处于全球领先地位。今天，我们正在采取进一步的措施来帮助世界。我们深知，在全球范围内肆虐的这一疫情得到控制之前，美国永远不会完全安全。再浩瀚的海洋，再高大的墙壁都不足以维持我们的安全。
疾病和死亡在其他国家的肆虐可能会为这些国家带来动荡，这也会对我们构成威胁。海外可能出现的新的病毒变种会使我们面临更大的风险。我们需要帮助全世界来战胜这一疾病以确保我们国内的安全，而且帮助他人是我们应该做的事。这是正确之举。这是明智之举。这是强有力之举。
我们在3月份与加拿大和墨西哥分享了超过400万剂的阿斯利康（AstraZeneca）疫苗。4月底，我们宣布向海外再提供6,000万剂的阿斯利康疫苗。
请不要忘记，这是一种尚未在美国获准使用的疫苗。因此，一旦美国食品药品管理局（FDA）对其进行了审查并确定可以安全使用之后，我们将立即发送。所有这些都是美国生产的阿斯利康疫苗——所有这些疫苗都将被送往其他国家。
我现在宣布，一旦条件具备，我们还将与世界其他国家分享美国批准的辉瑞（Pfizer）、莫德纳（Moderna）和强生公司（Johnson & Johnson）的疫苗。这些都是已被批准给美国人注射的疫苗。
到6月底，当我们发放了足够保护所有美国人的这些疫苗时，美国将与其他国家分享至少2,000万剂——超出供应的——疫苗。
这意味着，在接下来的六周内，美国将向海外发送8,000万剂疫苗。这些疫苗将占截至6月底美国疫苗生产总量的13％。这将超过迄今为止任何国家所实际分享的疫苗数量——是任何其他国家的五倍，比俄罗斯和中国都要多，它们捐赠了1,500万剂。
各位知道，有关俄罗斯和中国利用疫苗来影响世界的谈论很多。我们希望以我们的价值观念来引领世界，这些捐赠所展现的是美国人民的创新、聪明才智和基本素养。
正如美国在第二次世界大战中是民主国家的军火库一样，在同新冠肺炎疫情的作战中，我们的国家将成为世界其他国家的疫苗军火库。我们是为在世界范围内结束疫情而分享这些疫苗。我们不会利用疫苗去从其他国家获得好处。
我们将与国际上的COVID-19疫苗全球获取机制（COVAX）以及其他合作伙伴合作，确保疫苗以公平的方式发放，并遵循科学和公共卫生数据行事。
随着我们在全球范围内加大对新冠肺炎疫情的应对力度，今天宣布分享的8,000万剂疫苗是我们的下一步骤。
在接下来的几周里，我们将与世界民主国家一道，为结束疫情协调多边努力。我计划出席6月份在英国举行的G7峰会（G7 Summit），并在峰会上宣布这方面的进展。
这是一个独特的历史时刻，这一时刻需要美国的领导作用。但我想明确指出：在全球范围内战胜这一疫情超出了甚至包括美国在内任何一个国家的能力。但是我们会继续努力，随着我们得到疫苗供应，美国将继续捐赠多余的疫苗。但这还远远不够。
我们需要，我们所需要做的是引领开展一项全新的努力，它涉及到与制药公司、其他公司以及合作伙伴国家合作，以便大幅度地增加供应，以创造，特别是——大多数在美国——能够在全球范围内战胜这一疫情的能力，从而在国内创造就业机会并在海外挽救生命。
与我们当前为捐赠现有的供应所做的努力相比，这项工作将花费更长的时间。我们会要求其他国家承担这项工作的一些经济成本，而其结果将是更加持久和更加显著的。
这样做将会帮助我们战胜这一疫情，并使我们拥有国内的制造能力来应对下一次危机，下一次危机所需要的疫苗。
杰夫·津茨（Jeff Zients）是我们新冠肺炎疫情团队的负责人，并主持在国内战胜新冠肺炎病毒的工作。我已委托杰夫·津茨来负责这项工作。杰夫将与我们的国家安全委员会（National Security Council）以及在政府各机构中出现的精干而又敬业的团队合作。该团队包括来自国务院负责外交事务的盖尔·史密斯（Gayle Smith），以及我们的国际发展署（Agency for International Development）和卫生与公众服务部（Department of Health and Human Services）的专家。我们将以同样的在国内大获成功的全政府应对方式来进行这一全球努力。
再说一遍，我们有足够的——我们已有——美国已经为所有符合条件的美国人，即所有12岁及12岁以上的美国人，获得了足够的疫苗供应。但我们仍然有许多工作要做，艰苦的工作。
但是，由于我们在国内的诸多努力，由于美国公司以及研究和制造方面的力量，我们可以继续作出更多努力帮助世界其他国家。这是一个瞬息万变的世界，小看民主国家将是个失误。
正如民主国家在第二次世界大战的黑暗中引领世界一样，民主国家也将带领全球摆脱这一疫情。在未来几个月里，美国将带领这些民主国家，努力为世界带来更好的健康和希望。
各位请回想一下：四个月以前，这在四个月以前曾是一个非常大胆的目标：即我们必须在我宣誓就职总统后的100天之内接种100万剂疫苗——我应该说1亿剂。而在这段时间内，我们接种了超过2.2亿剂。
那时侯，大多数成年人都还没有资格接种疫苗。而现在，所有12岁及12岁以上的人都有资格接种疫苗。明天，60％——到明天，60％的所有美国成年人都将至少接种了一剂疫苗。
看看我们取得的成就。美国，看看我们取得的成就。美国，看看你们取得的成就。当我们决意去做一件事并且齐心协力地来做这件事时，没有任何事是这个国家力所不能及的。如果我们齐心协力，我们可以做任何我们想做的事。而这正是我们要做的事：解决美国这里的问题，我们已经在这样做，并通过将世界其他民主国家组织起来，帮助世界解决问题。
谢谢大家。上帝保佑您。愿上帝保佑我们的部队。非常感谢。
问：总统先生，鉴于我们在周末看到的暴力升级，您不坚持要求停火吗？
总统：我将在一小时内与总理通话。在那之后我能谈这点。谢谢。
美国东部夏令时间下午1:39
欲查看原稿内容: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/05/17/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-covid-19-response-and-the-vaccination-program-4/
本译文仅供参考，只有英文原稿才可以被视为权威资料来源。

Remarks by President Biden on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
The White House
May 17, 2021
Remarks
East Room
1:22 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon.  There are three things I want to speak briefly today with you all about: the new — new milestone in our progress against COVID-19 here at home, steps we’re taking to fight COVID internationally, and an important tax cut for families with children under the age of 18.  And that’s where I’m going to start.
Today is tax day, when — when everyone’s taxes are due.  No one likes to pay taxes, I know.  But as my dad used to say, “It’s a small price to live in this country.”  But I want to tell everyone with children why, as they are filling their taxes today — filing their taxes today, they should know that a new tax cut will be coming their way for working-class and middle-class folks, and very soon.
As everyone knows, I firmly believe — we firmly believe the need to make our tax system work for the middle class. That’s why I think we should ask corporations and the top 1 percent to start paying their fair share, and why we should crack down on millionaires and billionaires who escape taxes by cheating.
But I also think we need to give ordinary families a break — a tax break — to help them with the cost of raising their kids.  Most people don’t know it, but, for families with children, we put that tax cut into the American Rescue Plan, which was signed not long ago.  And I signed the tax cut into law in March.
Ninety percent of families — all middle-class and working-class families — will get this tax cut.
It’s a one-year tax cut that reduces your taxes by $3,000 a year for each child you have under the age of 18.  Two kids: It’s a $6,000 tax cut.  And if those kids are under the age of six, you’ll actually get $3,600 per child.
So, as you file your taxes today, know that your tax cut coming.
But this — but here’s the great news: You won’t have to wait until your next year’s tax return to get that break.  I’m announcing today that on July 15th and the 15th of every month thereafter throughout the year, you will get, deposited into your bank account, half of your tax cut — at least $250 per child each month — a direct deposit into your account.
So if you’re a working family with two kids, you’re going to get $500 a month into your bank account on the 15th of every month, starting in July.  We’re getting — and we are getting you a tax cut this year — now, when you need it — and not have to wait.
And if you get your tax cut refund deposited in your bank account automatically, this tax cut will be put into your account automatically.  If not, it will be mailed to you.
In addition to helping Americans hard-pressed and working families, experts have told us that this will cut child poverty in America in half.
This tax cut sends a clear and powerful message to American working — working families with children: Help is here.
Now let me take — talk to another milestone in our long battle with COVID.  Today, for the first time since the pandemic began, cases — pandemic cases are down in all 50 states.  First time.  That’s right: Thanks a lot to the hard work of so many people, COVID cases are down in all 50 states.
Now, I can’t promise that will continue this way.  We know there will be advances and setbacks, and we know that there are many flare-ups that could occur.
But if the unvaccinated get vaccinated, they will protect themselves and other unvaccinated people around them.  If they do not, states with low vaccination rates may see those rates go up — may see this progress reversed.
Ultimately, those who are not vaccinated will pay — end up paying the price.  The vaccinated will continue to be protected against severe illnesses, but others may not be if you’re not vaccinated.
But given that the vaccination is convenient and free, it will be a tragedy if — and a needless one — to see COVID cases among those who do not get vaccinated go up.
We are not done fighting this virus.  We still have tens of millions left to vaccinate.  But we are making significant progress.
In fact, when tomorrow’s vaccination numbers come out, they’ll show that 60 percent — 60 percent of Americans have received at least one shot.
Every day, the light at the end of that tunnel is growing brighter.  This vaccination effort has been an historic logistical achievement for our nation.  And I want to thank the scientists and researchers; the companies manufacturing the vaccines; the National Guard; the U.S. military; FEMA; the nation’s governors; doctors, nurses, pharmacists.  And I want to thank the American people who have stepped up and done their patriotic duty and gotten vaccinated.
In less than four months, we’ve gone from less than 6 percent to 60 percent of adults in America with at least one shot.  We’re seeing the results in live — and we see the results in people’s lives and in their livelihoods.
Deaths are down from COVID by 81 percent and also at their lowest levels since April of 2020.
As a result of our prompt action to roll out the vaccine and boost the economy, we’ve gone from stagnation to an economy that is growing faster than it has in nearly 40 years.  We’ve gone from anemic job creation to a record of creation for more — for a new administration.  None has ever created this many jobs in this timeframe.
The progress is undeniable, but we’re not done yet.  And some of the hardest work is ahead.
We’re still losing too many Americans and we still have too many unvaccinated people in America.  Last week, the CDC announced that if you’re fully vaccinated, you no longer have
to wear a mask.  They reported that science — the science now shows that your vaccination protects you as well as being masked or better than being masked.
So you can protect yourself from serious illness from COVID by getting vaccinated or wearing a mask until you are fully vaccinated.  Either way, you’re protected.
As I said last week, some people may want to continue to wear a mask even if they are fully vaccinated.  That’s a decision they can make.  Some businesses may want to continue
to require wearing masks.
Let’s all be kind and respectful to one another as we come out of this pandemic and respect those who want to continue to wear a mask even if they’ve been vaccinated.
Above all, let’s work together, though, to meet the target I’ve set of 70 percent of adults — all adults — with at least one shot by July the 4th.  Seven states have already done this.
Getting vaccinated has never been easier.  We are at 80,000 locations where you can get a shot.  Ninety percent of you live within five miles of one of those locations.
You can find a vaccine site near you by texting your ZIP Code to 438829.  438829.  Your ZIP Code and that number.  You’ll get all the places near you.
Many places don’t require an appointment.  Just walk in and get the shot.  It’s free, and everyone 12 years and above is eligible.
If you need help getting your vaccine site — getting to or from your vaccina- — vaccination site, Lyft and Uber are offering free rides betw- — to take you to the vaccination site and bring you back home between May 24th and July the 4th — to anyone who wants to get vaccinated.
And I have called on employers to do their part as well, offering their employees paid time off to get vaccinated.  And we’ve set up a program nationally to reimburse those businesses for the cost of giving employees the time off.
Now it’s time to get your shot.  We have the vaccine.  We’ve secured enough supply to vaccinate all adults and children above the age of 12.  I repeat: Now is the time to get your vaccine shot.
Now, over the past 118 days, our vaccinations program has led the world.  And today, we’re taking an additional step to help the world.  We know America will never be fully safe until the pandemic that is raging globally is under control.  No ocean is wide enough, no wall is high enough to keep us safe.
Rampant disease and death in other countries can destabilize them — those countries — and pose a risk to us as well.  New variants could arise overseas that could put us at greater risk.  And we need to help fight the disease around the world to keep us safe here at home and to do the right thing of helping other people.  It’s the right thing to do.  It’s the smart thing to do.  It’s the strong thing to do.
In March, we shared over 4 million doses of our AstraZeneca vaccine with Canada and Mexico.  At the end of April, we announced that we would provide another 60 million doses of our AstraZeneca vaccine overseas.
Remember, this is the vaccine that is not authorized for use in the United States yet, so we’re going to be sending it to folks once the FDA has reviewed this and said it’s safe.  This is all the AstraZeneca vaccine produced in the United States — all of it will be sent to other countries.
And today, I’m announcing that we’ll also share U.S.-authorized vaccines doses of Pfizer and Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, as they become available, with the rest of the world as well.  These are vaccinations and vaccines that are authorized to be put in arms of Americans.
And by the end of June, when we’ll have taken delivery of enough of such vaccines to protect everyone in the United States, the United States will share at least 20 million doses of those doses — that extra supply — with other countries.
This means, over the next six weeks, the United States of America will send 80 million doses overseas.  That represents 13 percent of the vaccines produced by the United States by the end of June.  This will be more vaccines than any country has actually shared to date — five times more than any other country — more than Russia and China, which have donated 15 million doses.
You know, there’s a lot of talk about Russia and China influencing the world with vaccines.  We want to lead the world with our values — with this demonstration of our innovation, ingenuity, and the fundamental decency of the American people.
Just as in World War Two America was the arsenal of democracy, in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic,
our nation is going to be the arsenal of vaccines for the rest of the world.  We’ll share these vaccines in the service of ending the pandemic everywhere.  And we will not use our vaccines to secure favors from other countries.
We will work with COVAX — the international organization that’s set up — and other partners to ensure that the vaccines are delivered in a way that is equitable and that follows the science and the public health data.
Today’s announcement to share 80 million doses is our next step as we ramp up the efforts to respond to COVID-19 around the world.
In the weeks ahead, working the world — with the world’s democracies, we’ll coordinate a multilateral effort to end this pandemic.  I expect to announce progress in this area at the G7 Summit in the United Kingdom in June, which I plan on attending.
This is a unique moment in history, and it requires American leadership.  But I want to be clear: Beating this pandemic globally is beyond the capacity of any one nation, even the United States.  But we’ll continue — the United States will continue to donate our excess supply as that supply is delivered to us, but that won’t be nearly enough.
We need — what we need to do is lead an entirely new effort — an effort that involves working with the pharmaceutical companies and others and partner nations to vastly increase supply, to create, particular- — pract- — most of it here in the United States — the kind of capacity that can beat this pandemic worldwide in a way that creates jobs here at home and saves lives abroad.
This will take longer than our immediate work to donate from the existing supplies.  And we’re going to be asking other nations to help shoulder the economic costs of this effort, but the consequences will be more lasting and more dramatic.
Doing this will help us beat the pandemic and leave us with the manufacturing capacity here to prepare for the next crisis — the next vaccine needed.
I’m putting Jeff Zients, who is leading our COVID team and the COVID efforts to beat the virus here in the United States, in charge of this effort.  Jeff will be working with our National Security Council and a talented, dedicated team that has been stood up all across our government.  It’ll include Gayle Smith at the State Department leading in diplomacy, and experts from our Agency for International Development and the Department of Health and Human Services as well.  We’re going to bring the same whole-of government response to the global effort that made us so successful here at home.
Again, we have enough — we have secu- — we, the United States, has secured enough supply for all eligible Americans — all Americans, 12 years — 12 years old and older.  And we still have work to do though.  Hard work.
But because we have done so much here, because of the power of American companies, research, and manufacturing, we can continue to do more to help the rest of the world.  This is a rapidly changing world, and it’s a mistake to bet against democracies.
Just as democracies led the world in the darkness of World War Two, democracies will lead the world out of this pandemic.  And America will lead those democracies as they work to bring greater health and hope to the world in the months to come.
And, folks, think back: Four months ago — four months ago, it was an audacious goal that we had to put a million shots in the arms in my first 100 days as President — 100 million, I should say.  We did over 220 million shots in that timeframe.
Back then, most adults weren’t eligible to get the shot.  Now everyone 12 years and older is eligible.  And, tomorrow, 60 percent — by tomorrow, 60 percent of all American adults will have received at least one shot.
Look at what we’ve done.  Look at what we’ve done, America.  Look at what you’ve done, America.  There is not a single thing beyond our capacity to do in this country when we decide to do it and we do it together.  We can do whatever we set our minds to do if we do it together.  And that’s exactly what we’re going to do: solve the problem here in the United States, which we’re well on our way of doing, and help solve the problem for the world by organizing the rest of the democracies of the world.
I want to thank you all.  God bless you.  And may God protect our troops.  Thank you very much.
Q Mr. President, will you not insist upon a ceasefire, given the escalation in violence we’ve seen over the weekend?
THE PRESIDENT:  I’ll be speaking with the Prime Minister in an hour.  And I’ll be able to talk to you after that.  Thank you.
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