US President Joe Biden addressed his Coronavirus (COVID-19) response about increasing case numbers in US, and Omicron variant that sweeping through the country in his remarks on the fight against COVID-19 at White House press conference on Tuesday. In his speech, Biden repeatedly emphasized the importance of being vaccinated against COVID-19 and wearing a mask.
In his remarks, Biden indicated that there are almost 40 million unvaccinated people in US despite all the vaccinations in the country. “Thanks to the progress on vaccinations this fall, we’ve gone from nearly 90 million adults in July who had not even started their vaccination process to fewer than 40 million today. Still too many, but down from 90 to 40,” Biden said. “All these people who have not been vaccinated, you have an obligation to yourselves, to your family, and, quite frankly — I know I’ll get criticized for this — to your country. Get vaccinated now. It’s free. It’s convenient.” Biden said.
President Biden stated that there are 3 big differences between March of 2020 and now about vaccinations, knowing the virus and COVID-19 tests, and told that US will not live those days again. Biden told that “We should all be concerned about Omicron but not panicked.” “And, no, this is not March of 2020. Two hundred million people are fully vaccinated. We’re prepared. We know more. We just have to stay focused. So that’s where we stand,” Biden said.
President Biden underlined that US will offer free COVID-19 test to its citizens and there will be websites where people can get them delivered to their houses. “We also need to do better with at-home testing. So, I’m announcing today: The federal government will purchase one half billion — that’s not million; billion with a “B” — additional at-home rapid tests, with deliveries starting in January,” Biden said.