{"id":1065338,"date":"2021-11-29T15:59:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T20:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1065338"},"modified":"2021-11-29T15:59:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T20:59:43","slug":"joe-biden-lockdowns-to-fight-omicron-variant-off-the-table-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-lockdowns-to-fight-omicron-variant-off-the-table-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden: Lockdowns to Fight Omicron Variant off the Table &#039;for Now&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fjoe-biden-lockdowns-to-fight-omicron-variant-off-the-table-for-now%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=1065338&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Untitled-1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">President Joe Biden said Monday that coronavirus lockdowns were off the table \u201cfor now\u201d as Americans face the emergence of the new omicron variant.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by a reporter if coronavirus shutdowns were \u201coff the table\u201d Biden replied, \u201cYes, for now.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The president said the difference between now and the original coronavirus lockdowns was the successful production and distribution of coronavirus vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf people are vaccinated and wear their masks, there\u2019s no need for the lockdown,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden said he would announce later in the week his strategy to fight the new variant, \u201cnot with shutdowns or lockdowns but with more widespread vaccinations, boosters, testing, and more.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>He urged every American adult to get their coronavirus vaccine booster to help fight the new variant, even though it is unclear how much protection the vaccine would provide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Fauci believes that the current vaccines provide at least some protection against the new variant and the booster strengthen [sic] that protection significantly,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>The president said his team was already working on contingency plans to update the vaccines to protect people from the Omicron variant.<\/p>\n<p>He also urged Americans to get their children five years old or older vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you and your family are fully vaccinated, you can celebrate the holidays much more safely,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden said Monday that coronavirus lockdowns were off the table \u201cfor now\u201d as Americans face the emergence of the new omicron variant. 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