Biden plans to push for another COVID-19 booster due to new variant.
President Joe Biden Suggests COVID-19 Booster Shots as New Variant Emerges
President Joe Biden hinted on Friday that a new rising variant may require people to plan for another COVID-19 booster shot.
Biden, who is set to return to Washington, D.C. from vacation on Saturday, took a moment to address reporters after an exercise class in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
Boosting Vaccine Funding
“I signed off this morning on a proposal to present to the Congress requests for additional funding for a new vaccine,” the president revealed when questioned about the surge in COVID-19 cases in the United States.
Biden stated that he is “tentatively” considering recommending another round of shots but has not yet made a final decision.
New Variant Concerns
While there have only been 12 reported cases of the new BA.2.86 variant worldwide, experts warn that it is highly contagious and appears to be more resistant to previous versions of the vaccine. However, it does not seem to cause more severe illness than the omicron variant.
Within the United States, there have been three registered cases of the BA.2.86 variant, along with an increase in the XBB and EG.5 variants.
“This is a radical change of the virus, similar to what happened with omicron, which caught many people off guard,” said Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute. “Even if individuals have been vaccinated or previously infected, they could still be susceptible to reinfection. We are facing that challenge once again.”
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