{"id":1060282,"date":"2021-11-27T18:29:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T23:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1060282"},"modified":"2021-11-27T18:29:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T23:29:35","slug":"biden-fauci-urge-americans-to-get-vaccinated-as-omicron-concern-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-fauci-urge-americans-to-get-vaccinated-as-omicron-concern-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden, Fauci Urge Americans To Get Vaccinated As Omicron Concern Grows"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-fauci-urge-americans-to-get-vaccinated-as-omicron-concern-grows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1060282&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Biden administration is urging Americans to get vaccinated and those already vaccinated to get booster shots as the newest variant of the COVID-19 pandemic raises concerns about another outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know a lot about the variant, except that it is of great concern. It seems to spread rapidly. And I spent about a half-hour this morning with my COVID team, led by Dr. Fauci, and so, that was the decision we made,\u201d Biden told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/feliciasonmez\/status\/1464337281939087361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">reporters<\/a> in Nantucket Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration also imposed a travel ban on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-implements-travel-restrictions-on-8-nations-amid-new-coronavirus-variant-outbreak\">eight nations<\/a> in southern Africa, including South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Malawi, as concerns grow over the discovery of the \u201cOmicron\u201d variant of COVID-19. The ban goes into effect Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/11\/26\/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-the-omicron-covid-19-variant\/\">statement<\/a> announcing the bans, President Joe Biden urged Americans to get vaccinated:<\/p>\n[F]or those Americans who are fully vaccinated against severe COVID illness \u2013 fortunately, for the vast majority of our adults \u2014 the best way to strengthen your protection is to get a booster shot, as soon as you are eligible. Boosters are approved for all adults over 18, six months past their vaccination and are available at 80,000 locations coast-to-coast. They are safe, free, and convenient. Get your booster shot now, so you can have this additional protection during the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Second, for those not yet fully vaccinated: get vaccinated today. This includes both children and adults\u2026 we need more Americans in all age groups to get this life-saving protection. If you have not gotten vaccinated, or have not taken your children to get vaccinated, now is the time.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, for the world community: the news about this new variant should make clearer than ever why this pandemic will not end until we have global vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p>White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci told the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TODAYshow\/status\/1464568680453447687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1464568680453447687%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2021%2F11%2F27%2Fomicron-covid-variant-may-already-be-in-america-fauci-says%2F\">TODAY<\/a> show Saturday that there were a lot of unknowns with the new variant. He said that the new variant has mutated in a way that suggests it could evade both monoclonal antibodies and convalescent plasma, as well as vaccines. These were not certainties, he noted, but the possibility necessitated caution, he argued.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether the Omicron variant was already in the U.S., Fauci said he would not be surprised if it was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would not be surprised if it is. We have not detected it yet, but when you have a virus that is showing this degree of transmissibility and you\u2019re already having travel-related cases that they\u2019ve noted in Israel and Belgium and other places, when you have a virus like this, it almost invariably is ultimately going to go essentially all over,\u201d he said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is yet again another reason \u2026 it is absolutely essential that unvaccinated people get vaccinated and that vaccinated people get boosters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fauci concluded by reiterating his call to get vaccinated, as well as urging Americans to wear masks indoors.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration is urging Americans to get vaccinated and those already vaccinated to get booster shots as the newest variant of the COVID-19 pandemic raises concerns about another outbreak.\u201cWe don\u2019t know a lot about the variant, except that it is of great concern. It seems to spread rapidly. And I spent about a half-hour this morning with my COVID team, led by Dr. Fauci, and so, that was the decision we made,\u201d Biden told reporters in Nantucket Friday.The Biden administration also imposed a travel ban on eight nations in southern Africa, including South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Malawi, as concerns grow over the discovery of the \u201cOmicron\u201d variant of COVID-19. The ban goes into effect Monday.In a statement announcing the bans, President Joe Biden urged Americans to get vaccinated:[F]or those Americans who are fully vaccinated against severe COVID illness \u2013 fortunately, for the vast majority of our adults \u2014 the best way to strengthen your protection is to get a booster shot, as soon as you are eligible. Boosters are approved for all adults over 18, six months past their vaccination and are available at 80,000 locations coast-to-coast. They are safe, free, and convenient. Get your booster shot now, so you can have this additional protection during the holiday season.\u00a0Second, for those not yet fully vaccinated: get vaccinated today. This includes both children and adults\u2026 we need more Americans in all age groups to get this life-saving protection. If you have not gotten vaccinated, or have not taken your children to get vaccinated, now is the time.Finally, for the world community: the news about this new variant should make clearer than ever why this pandemic will not end until we have global vaccinations.White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci told the TODAY show Saturday that there were a lot of unknowns with the new variant. He said that the new variant has mutated in a way that suggests it could evade both monoclonal antibodies and convalescent plasma, as well as vaccines. These were not certainties, he noted, but the possibility necessitated caution, he argued.When asked whether the Omicron variant was already in the U.S., Fauci said he would not be surprised if it was.\u201cI would not be surprised if it is. We have not detected it yet, but when you have a virus that is showing this degree of transmissibility and you\u2019re already having travel-related cases that they\u2019ve noted in Israel and Belgium and other places, when you have a virus like this, it almost invariably is ultimately going to go essentially all over,\u201d he said Saturday.\u201cThis is yet again another reason \u2026 it is absolutely essential that unvaccinated people get vaccinated and that vaccinated people get boosters.\u201dFauci concluded by reiterating his call to get vaccinated, as well as urging Americans to wear masks indoors.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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