'We want to be specific about what we're trying to accomplish in this moment and what these six steps will do,' White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.
is expected to outline six steps that will range from increased vaccination measures to new guidance for schools reopening for fall classes when he again makes a public address Thursday on efforts to curb the raging coronavirus pandemic—specifically the surge in cases driven by the hyper-contagious Delta variant.
"There will be new components that will of course impact people across the country, but we're also all working together to get the virus under control, to return to our normal lives," Psaki said."Some of that will be related to access to testing, some will be related to mandates, some will be related to how we ensure kids are protected in schools."
He's taken several steps toward requiring some federal employees and members of the military to receive COVID-19 vaccine shots and has praised and incentivized private companies that similarly are requiring employee vaccinations. Biden also has been an advocate of requiring frequent testing and mask-wearing as mitigation.
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