Olivia Rodrigo dazzles the White House: meeting Joe Biden and Dr Anthony Fauci for a Covid-19 vaccine social media campaign, the pop star wants her fans to be happy, healthy and vaccinated – photos

Jul 15 , 2021

Teen pop star Olivia Rodrigo visits the White House in Washington, on July 14, 2021, as part of a Covid-19 vaccination campaign. Photo: AP Photo

Olivia Rodrigo wants her fans to be happy, healthy and vaccinated against Covid-19.

The Good 4 U songstress, who also stars in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney+, met with President Joe Biden and his chief medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci at the White House on Wednesday, July 14, to participate in a social media campaign urging young people to get their Covid-19 vaccination shots.

US actress and singer Olivia Rodrigo arrives to the White House to meet with President Joe Biden and Dr Anthony Fauci as part of a White House Covid-19 vaccine push in Washington, US, on July 14, 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE

Photos show Rodrigo in a pink plaid blazer, matching skirt and white platform heels with black socks arriving to the White House Wednesday morning. In videos circulating on social media, Rodrigo can be seen walking into the West Wing.

Singer Olivia Rodrigo arrives at the White House to promote Covid-19 vaccines on July 14, 2021, in Washington. Photo: AP Photo

Rodrigo made waves in pop culture with the May release of her chart-topping debut album, “Sour”. In a June interview with USA Today, the singer-songwriter opened up about writing music that connects to people of all ages.

Actress Olivia Rodrigo glances back as she enters the West Wing of the White House on July 14, 2021. Photo: AP Photo

“I was just so pleased that it connected with people older than me,” Rodrigo said of the album. “Even if you’re not going through a heartbreak, it can take you back to a time when you were experiencing feelings like that. My favourite part about music is that it can transport you to different places. My songs can transport a 50-year-old man back to when he was 18 going through his first heartbreak. And [it’s] not something I take for granted.”

Olivia Rodrigo speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, at the White House in Washington, USA, on July 14, 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE

Rodrigo’s solo debut with Drivers Licence, the pop ballad about a lost love, went viral on social media and broke Spotify’s record for most streams of a song in a single week. It even got a stamp of approval from Taylor Swift, who responded to Rodrigo’s success by posting “that’s my baby and I’m so proud”.

Well, we bet Swift is equally proud of Rodrigo’s vaccination campaign, too.

Teen pop star Olivia Rodrigo speaks at the beginning of the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, on July 14, 2021. Photo: AP Photo

After a strong period of vaccination drives across the United States, the pace has slowed down, with young people among the main groups failing to get their shots.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 48 per cent of the US population has been fully vaccinated and 55.5 per cent have received at least one dose.

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Rodrigo stars in the Disney+ show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and Drivers License off her chart-topping album ‘Sour’ broke records on Spotify
Taylor Swift commented on Rodrigo’s success, ‘that’s my baby and I’m so proud’ – now the singer is encouraging American Gen Z-ers to get vaccinated