WATCH: Psaki says its not the White House's 'role to place blame,' but to encourage vaccination

When asked during a White House press conference on Friday about recent comments made by Alabama governor Kay Ivey blaming unvaccinated people "for letting us down," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said it wasn't the role of the White House to place blame.

"Alabama's Republican Governor says 'it is time to start blaming the unvaccinated for letting us down.' What do you think about that take?" Asked one reporter. "Should the administration be taking a sharper tone against unvaccinated people for putting vaccinated people at risk?"

"I don't think our role is to place blame, but what we can do is provide accurate information to people who are not yet vaccinated about the risks they are incurring not only on themselves but also the people around them," replied Psaki.

Psaki's message for young people that aren't getting the vaccine because they believe they believe they are immune that "that is not true. That is not accurate. You can get very sick, you can die from the virus. You can also make your grandparents sick and your parents sick. That is factual information."

"But we're not here to place blame or threats, we're here to provide accurate information," Psaki continued.

"She says that she doesn't know what else she can do at this point that she's hit a brick wall with trying to convince people to get vaccinated," the reporter continued. "Is that a sign that, perhaps, the federal government should step in and issue mandates, and if not, are you putting the needs of unvaccinated people ahead of the needs of vaccinated people?"

Psaki states that is not the role of the federal government, and that the role would fall on "institutions, private sector entities, and others." She added that "local communities are going to take the steps they need to take in order to protect people in those communities."

Speaking on Ivey's comments, Psaki sympathized with her frustrations, stating that "we understand her frustration, and we understand the frustration of leaders out there and public voices who trying to say the right thing, advocate for the efficacy of the virus, save people in their communities."

"What our role is, and what we are going to continue to do is make the vaccine available, we're going to continue to work in partnership to fight misinformation, and we're going to continue to advocate and work in partnership with local officials and trusted voices to get the word out," Psaki continued.

In an interview with press on Thursday, when asked what it would take to get more shots in the arms of Alabama residents, Ivey stated "I don't know, you tell me."

"Folk's supposed to have common sense. But It's time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks. It's the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down," Ivey said.

When asked if it was her role as leader "to help get this situation under control," Ivey responded, "I've done all I know how to do. I can encourage you to do something but I can't make you take care of yourself."