The president also announced the launch of COVID.gov as a one-stop-shop for Americans to get information on vaccines and treatments.
, as the U.S. has the tools to protect people and the virus"no longer controls our lives."
Mr. Biden, 78, received his second COVID-19 booster shot on camera Wednesday, one day after the Food and Drug Administration a new round of Moderna and Pfizer vaccine doses for Americans over 50. The president, who received his initial booster in September, is one of the 34 million Americans now eligible to receive a second booster shot.
Mr. Biden got the shot after providing an update on the state of the pandemic and announcing the rollout of , a new website meant to help Americans access information on vaccines, treatments, and case levels in a given community. The president described the website as a"one-stop-shop" for Americans' COVID-19 related needs.
"Because of the strategy we executed over the past year on vaccinations, testing treatments and more, we're now in a new moment in this pandemic," the president said Wednesday."It does not mean that COVID-19 is over. It means that COVID-19 no longer controls our lives, that's what it means." U.S. President Joe Biden receives a second coranavirus disease booster vaccination after delivering remarks on COVID-19 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 30, 2022.The president also highlighted administration's"test-to-treat" initiative that he announced in his State of the Union address, which has expanded to more than 2,000 sites nationwide.
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