White House correspondents dinner canceled for second year
The annual White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner has been canceled for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic. The WHCA disclosed the cancelation in an email to reporters on Wednesday.
"We have worked through any number of scenarios over the last several months, but to put it plainly: while improving rapidly, the COVID-19 landscape is just not at a place where we could make the necessary decisions to go ahead with such a large indoor event," the association wrote.
The move does not come as an extraordinary surprise. While millions of Americas have received coronavirus vaccines, COVID-19 cases remain high and public health experts continue to stress the need to socially distance, wear masks and avoid large crowds.
The event usually attracts hundreds of journalists and administration officials including the president, though former President Trump declined to attend the event and even instructed officials not to attend the gathering in 2019.
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