White House celebrates July Fourth, Biden encourages Americans to vaccinate

July Fourth is the American Independence Day. The date marks the celebrations that takes place yearly in the United States of America. (Reuters)

White House was open for the celebration of the 245th Independence Day. (Reuters)

Expressing grief over the loss of lives during the Covid-19 pandemic last year, Joe Biden said, "We never again want to be where we were a year ago today." (Reuters)

Biden took this event as an opportunity to encourage Americans to get vaccinated. "It’s the most patriotic thing you can do." he said. (Reuters)

While addressing Americans in the south lawn of White House, Biden assured that Covid-19 will no longer be a threat to their nation. (Reuters)

Usually, July 4 is a big celebration, but due to Covid-19 pandemic, the social events and gatherings have been constrained. (Reuters)

High security around Washington was lowered in order to give access to the people to celebrate the Independence Day. (Reuters)

People wait to watch fireworks over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as part of the celebrations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Reuters)

Signs of normalcy have returned in the United States, where people traveled and gathered without masks. (Reuters)

The event also is scaled-back compared to prior years, a nod to the COVID-19 coronavirus that has killed more than 600,000 Americans.(Reuters)