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The White House will take a number of actions to address the omicron variant, including sending at- home tests to Americans and setting up federal testing sites across the country, according to President Joe Biden.
The State Dining Room of the White House is where President Joe Biden spoke about the coronaviruses.
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In an address at the White House, Biden said he was laying out how the federal government was preparing for the rising number of cases experts tell us we can expect in the weeks ahead.
500 million at- home tests will be given to Americans by the White House in January, enough to cover the entire U.S. population with at least one test.
The Defense Production Act will be used by the Biden administration to ramp up manufacturing of testing supplies, deploy federal medical personnel and military troops to overwhelmed hospitals and to help administer vaccines, set up new pop-up vaccination clinics nationwide and help hospitals add additional capacity.
Biden said the unvaccinated have reason to be concerned about the omicron variant's rapid spread and the new strain is "serious, potentially deadly business" for those who haven't gotten the shots.
Biden said he believed schools should remain open and should not close in response to the surge, but should take steps like requiring masks and Covid-19 vaccinations for staff.
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I know you are tired and frustrated. We want this to end. We are still in it. Biden said this is a critical moment. We have more tools than ever before. We will get through this.
What to watch for.
The White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the Biden administration is still working out details of its at- home test plan, such as how many tests people will be able to request from the federal government, how the tests will be distributed to people and if certain groups will be prioritized
There was a majority of 73%. The share of new Covid-19 cases linked to the omicron variant increased from 3% the week before.
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Biden defended his decision to impose a vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers, which is being challenged in court. The president said the rules would keep workers safe and keep businesses open.
The key background.
In places like New York City, where the omicron variant is surging, there are long testing lines and a scarcity of at- home tests. The administration had previously announced a plan to allow Americans to have the costs of at- home test kits reimbursed by their insurer, even as other countries have distributed at- home tests for free. The president addressed the new strain in November, but Biden said Tuesday that it was a cause for concern, not a cause for panic.
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