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Biden concedes not enough done to expand COVID-19 testing capacity
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President Joe Biden will confer with the nation's governors on Monday as a wave of COVID-19, driven by the heavily transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus, crashes across the country and drives caseloads to record levels in areas of the Northeast.
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Biden expresses some regret for COVID-19 test shortage
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Five areas where Biden faces pressure to do more on COVID-19
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Biden concedes not enough done to expand COVID-19 testing capacity
As yet another wave of COVID hits the United States, President Joe Biden on Tuesday trotted out his same old vaccine mandate playbook, missing a key opportunity for the country to finally turn the corner on this pandemic.
Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Gab Sebastian Hughes, DCNF President Joe Biden deflected blame for the COVID-19 rapid test shortage amid a surge of cases from the Omicron […]
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced plans to purchase and distribute for free 500 million coronavirus rapid tests starting in January, and to help staff hospitals.
President Joe Biden is awaiting the results of another COVID-19 test after he came into close contact with a White House staffer who was later diagnosed with the virus.
President Joe Biden deflected blame for the COVID-19 rapid test shortage amid a surge of cases, arguing the Omicron variant was too unexpected to prepare for.
The Biden administration pledged to distribute 500 million rapid at-home tests to Americans for free, but the supply still falls short of what's recommended by some public health authorities.
During an interview aired on Wednesday's edition of ABC's "World News Tonight," President Joe Biden said that he doesn't think there's a "failure" with | Clips
President Biden said Wednesday that the current shortage of coronavirus tests is not a failure of his administration but expressed regret that he did not ramp up supplies sooner ahead of the rapid spread of the omicr
The coronavirus is infecting President Biden’s image. Mr. Biden won the public’s trust with his vow to do more to stop the spread of the virus than his predecessor, but 11 months into his tenure the public is growing weary of surging cases and new variants.
President Joe Biden has outlined plans to massively ramp up COVID-19 testing in an effort to curb—or at least slow—the spread of the highly infectious omicron variant across the U.S.
By Donald Judd and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday acknowledged his administration has struggled to meet the nation’s demand for Covid-19 tests, but he defended the federal response to a surge in cases — driven largely by the Omicron variant.
Presidentish Joe Biden’s promise to deliver 500 million free COVID test kits has run into a slight snag, given that there’s no contract to produce a single kit....
Facing a renewed surge of COVID-19 cases from the highly transmissible omicron variant, President Biden announced a new battle plan, including buying 500 million rapid tests and mobilizing 1,000 military medical personnel to support hospitals.&nbs
To its credit, the administration has since announced it would begin to send 500 million rapid tests to Americans in January, although it’s not clear whether the administration has put in an order for...
President Joe Biden, speaking to the nation's governors, conceded Monday the steps he took earlier this year to scale up testing capacity for COVID-19 weren't enough to meet demand as
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