WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee has asked the public to stay home on Inauguration Day, according to a Twitter thread posted by the committee on Tuesday.In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the committee has asked anyone wishing to partake in the inaugural traditions and celebrations to do so in the safety of their own homes.Despite this week's rollout of the new vaccine, its availability to the general public is still months away.
So Biden's team is urging supporters not to come to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the inauguration.Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris aim to take their oaths of office outside the U.S.