{"id":1076113,"date":"2021-12-02T10:28:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T15:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1076113"},"modified":"2021-12-02T10:28:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T15:28:39","slug":"more-boosters-more-often-joe-biden-launches-winter-vaccine-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-boosters-more-often-joe-biden-launches-winter-vaccine-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"More Boosters, More Often: Joe Biden Launches Winter Vaccine Strategy"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fmore-boosters-more-often-joe-biden-launches-winter-vaccine-strategy%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=1076113&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 class=\"subheading\">The sudden emergence of the Omicron variant \u2013 and the fear it has generated \u2013 has been cited by the White House as a key driver behind President Joe Biden\u2019s new campaign calling on all Americans to get coronavirus booster shots.&nbsp;Seniors will be particularly targeted under the enhanced program.<\/p>\n<p>The vaccine push comes barely 24-hours after the first confirmed U.S. case of the variant was found in a fully vaccinated traveler who returned to California after a trip to South Africa, as Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2021\/12\/02\/first-u-s-case-of-omicron-variant-found-in-traveler-from-south-africa\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/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 will ask everyone on Thursday to roll up their sleeves another time this winter as enhanced distribution of jabs and vaccines become more widely available in most \u2013 but by all means not all \u2013 states.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.348623853211\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Booster rollout for COVID-19 vaccines is &#8220;abysmal&#8221;&nbsp;in California because many do not meet criteria and have to &#8220;lie&#8221; to get an appointment. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ljTudc9VDz\">https:\/\/t.co\/ljTudc9VDz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1460639772658053127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The plan also includes a requirement for private insurers to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 tests and a tightening of testing requirements for people entering the U.S. regardless of their vaccination status, AP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/biden-launching-winter-covid-19-booster-testing-campaign\/\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>This plan as outlined by the White house includes:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p>1. Boosters for All Adults<br \/>2. Vaccinations to Protect Our Kids and Keep Our Schools Open<br \/>3. Expanding Free At-Home Testing for Americans<br \/>4. Stronger Public Health Protocols for Safe International Travel<br \/>5. Protections in Workplaces to Keep Our Economy Open<br \/>6. Rapid Response Teams to Help Battle Rising Cases<br \/>7. Supplying Treatment Pills to Help Prevent Hospitalizations and Death<br \/>8. Continued Commitment to Global Vaccination Efforts<br \/>9. Steps to Ensure We Are Prepared for All Scenarios<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden is not yet moving to impose additional restrictions beyond his recommendation Americans wear masks indoors in public settings.<\/p>\n<p>The White House released Biden\u2019s plan early Thursday morning, in advance of the speech. Full details can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/12\/02\/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-new-actions-to-protect-americans-against-the-delta-and-omicron-variants-as-we-battle-covid-19-this-winter\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18936186\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"38\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/new-york-city-welcome-back-masks-getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18936186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/new-york-city-welcome-back-masks-getty.jpg\" alt=\"new york city mask\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>People walk down a Manhattan street on October 26, 2021 in New York City. Even as NYC\u2019s Covid case count continues to fall, many health experts and epidemiologists believe the city, and much of the world, will be living with Covid-19 long into the future. (Spencer Platt\/Getty)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Biden administration has come to view widespread adoption of booster shots as its most effective tool for combating COVID-19 this winter.<\/p>\n<p>Medical experts say boosters provide enhanced and more enduring protection against COVID-19, including new variants, according to AP.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>About 100 million Americans are eligible for boosters under current U.S. policy, with more becoming eligible every day, building on a push that started earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.2565445026178\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dr. Anthony Fauci said Americans may very well require booster shots to maintain protection against the coronavirus. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wrDhcZ0DXC\">https:\/\/t.co\/wrDhcZ0DXC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1381780163852132355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Convincing those who have already been vaccinated to get another dose, officials believe, will be far easier than vaccinating the roughly 43 million adult Americans who haven\u2019t gotten a shot despite widespread public pressure campaigns to roll up their sleeves.<\/p>\n<p>So far about 42 million Americans, about half of them seniors, have received a booster dose.<\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week broadened its booster dose recommendation to cover all Americans aged at least 18 starting six months after their second dose of the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer or Moderna.<\/p>\n<p><em>AP contributed to this report<\/em><\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sudden emergence of the Omicron variant \u2013 and the fear it has generated \u2013 has been cited by the White House as a key driver behind President Joe Biden\u2019s &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1076113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1076113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1076113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1076113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1076113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}