President Joe Biden urged concern but not alarm as the U.S. set new records for daily reported COVID cases & his administration struggled to ease concerns about testing shortages, school closures and other disruptions caused by the surging omicron variant.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden urged concern but not alarm Tuesday as the U.S. set new records for daily reported COVID-19 cases and his administration struggled to ease concerns about testing shortages, school closures and other disruptions caused by the surging omicron variant.
President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with the White House COVID-19 Response Team on the latest developments related to the omicron variant in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.[Don't miss] COVID-19 vaccine mandate starts Monday, but how will Chicago restaurants enforce it? Here’s what to know.
The president also announced that the U.S. is doubling its order for an anti-viral pill produced by Pfizer that was recently authorized by the FDA to prevent serious illness and death from COVID-19. That means 20 million doses, with the first 10 million pills to be delivered by June. “On testing, I know this remains frustrating. Believe me it’s frustrating to me, but we’re making improvements,” Biden said.
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