Coverage dated December 17, 2021

Harris says Biden administration 'didn't see' Delta or Omicron coming

Headline from Local News 8

By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration “didn’t see,” either Delta or Omicron coronavirus variants coming, appearing to reinforce the perception that the federal response was caught flat-footed by the more severe Delta variant that swept over the country in …

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  1. BizPac Review

    'We didn't see it coming': Kamala Harris says Biden admin wasn’t prepared for Delta or Omicron (opens BizPac Review)

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    Vice President Kamala Harris says out loud that neither herself nor the Biden administration saw the Delta and Omicron variants coming.

  2. Local News 8

    Harris says Biden administration 'didn't see' Delta or Omicron coming (opens Local News 8)

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    By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration “didn’t see,” either Delta or Omicron coronavirus variants coming, appearing to reinforce the perception that the federal response was caught flat-footed by the more severe Delta variant that swept over the country in …

  3. Fox News

    Harris says Biden administration failed to see either delta or omicron variants coming: report (opens Fox News)

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    Vice President Harris says the Biden administration foresaw neither the delta nor the omicron COVID-19 variants.

  4. Hot Air

    Harris says Biden administration "didn’t see Omicron coming" (opens Hot Air)

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    In an interview with the Los Angeles Times on Friday, Ms Harris said: “We didn’t see Delta coming. I think most scientists did not — upon whose advice and direction we have relied — didn’t see Delta c...

  5. Fox News

    White House clarifies Harris' statement that the admin 'didn't see' delta, omicron variants coming (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The White House released a statement to correct previous comments from Vice President Kamala Harris about the government and the omicron variant.

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