Pop star Olivia Rodrigo visits the White House to urge young people to get vaccinated against covid-19

(CNN) – Pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo visited the White House on Wednesday to meet with President Joe Biden and his covid-19 senior medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, to record videos to encourage young people to get vaccinated against the new coronavirus.

“I am more than honored to be here today to help spread the word about the importance of youth vaccination,” Rodrigo said from the podium in the White House press conference room. Youth vaccination rates continue to lag far behind the general US population.

Rodrigo continued, “I am in awe of the work that President Biden and Dr. Fauci have done and I was pleased to help support this important initiative. It is important to have conversations with friends and family to encourage all communities to get vaccinated and get to a vaccination site, which you can do more easily than ever, given the number of sites we have and how easy it is to find them on vacines.gov. “

The videos will appear on the 18-year-old’s social media channels, as well as on White House accounts. Rodrigo is the singer of the hits “Drivers License” and “good 4 u”, and has more than 28 million followers on his channels.

Rodrigo “will record videos about the importance of young people getting vaccinated, including answering important questions young people have about vaccination,” a White House official told CNN.

“Hello, I am Olivia Rodrigo and today I am at the White House meeting with President Biden and Dr. Fauci because it is very important that we all get vaccinated,” Rodrigo said in a video posted after his appearance in the meeting room. . “It doesn’t matter if you’re young and healthy, getting vaccinated is about protecting yourself, your friends, and your family. Let’s get vaccinated!”