President Joe Biden announces a raft of new measures to combat Omicron surge – including shipping half a billion at home tests – and chastises social media and people on cable TV who 'profited' from spreading vaccine misinformation
US President Biden urges millions of unvaccinated Americans to get shots, saying it's their"patriotic duty" while castigating social media that"profited" from Covid vaccine misinformation.US President Joe Biden has warned millions of unvaccinated Americans they are putting themselves and loved ones at risk amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus sweeping the nation.
Biden noted vaccinated people who get Covid-19 may get ill but they are protected from severe illness and death and they should feel comfortable celebrating Christmas and the holidays as they had planned. Biden also chastised social media and people on cable TV who have made misleading statements to discourage people from getting vaccinated.Biden also noted everybody should be concerned about the Omicron but that the country is "prepared" for the situation."Two hundred million people are fully vaccinated. We're prepared, we know more. We just have to stay focused."
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