{"id":1129133,"date":"2021-12-17T17:44:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T22:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1129133"},"modified":"2021-12-17T17:44:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T22:44:15","slug":"biden-says-unvaccinated-will-overwhelm-hospitals-warns-of-winter-of-severe-illness-and-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-unvaccinated-will-overwhelm-hospitals-warns-of-winter-of-severe-illness-and-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Says Unvaccinated Will \u2018Overwhelm\u2019 Hospitals, Warns Of \u2018Winter Of Severe Illness And Death\u2019"},"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\">28<\/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-says-unvaccinated-will-overwhelm-hospitals-warns-of-winter-of-severe-illness-and-death%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=1129133&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>President Biden on Thursday warned that unvaccinated Americans will be responsible for ushering in a \u201cwinter of severe illness and death\u201d and will soon \u201coverwhelm\u201d hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to send a direct message to the American people: Due to the steps we\u2019ve taken, Omicron has not yet spread as fast as it would have otherwise done,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2021\/12\/16\/remarks-by-president-biden-after-meeting-with-members-of-the-covid-19-response-team\/\">told<\/a> reporters after a COVID-19 briefing at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s here now and it\u2019s spreading and it\u2019s gonna increase,\u201d the president added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are looking at a winter of severe illness and death for the unvaccinated \u2014 for themselves, their families, and the hospitals they\u2019ll soon overwhelm. But there\u2019s good news: If you\u2019re vaccinated and you have your booster shot, you\u2019re protected from severe illness and death,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also said that a vaccinated public will contribute to safeguarding the country\u2019s economic recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to protect our economic recovery if we do this. We\u2019re going to keep schools and businesses open if we do this. And I want to see everyone around enjoy that. I want to see them enjoy the fact that they\u2019re able to be in school, that businesses are open and the holidays are coming,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president\u2019s chief medical advisor, assured that booster vaccine shots are effective against the Omicron variant of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBooster vaccine regiments work against Omicron,\u201d Fauci said at the White House. \u201cAt this point, there is no need for a variant-specific booster, so the message remains clear: if you are unvaccinated, get vaccinated. And particularly in the arena of Omicron, if you are fully-vaccinated, get your booster shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, some places have already started shutting down again. The first U.S. Omicron case was confirmed less than three weeks ago, but the new variant has spread rapidly, especially in New York City, which became the first epicenter of COVID-19 in early 2020.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday, the average number of new virus cases in the city had spiked to&nbsp;3,554 a day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/12\/16\/dining\/nyc-restaurants-covid-omicron.html\">according<\/a> to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is reconsidering whether to go forward with the city\u2019s New Year\u2019s Day celebration in Times Square.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone\u2019s been told for weeks and weeks, don\u2019t even show up in Times Square unless you\u2019re vaccinated,\u201d de Blasio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/coronavirus\/this-is-a-whole-new-animal-breakthrough-infections-rattle-nyc-amid-omicron-surge\/3456543\/\">said<\/a> on CNN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we\u2019re going to reassess constantly with the new information. We\u2019re going to follow the data and the science,\u201d the mayor said.<\/p>\n<p>Several Broadway performances including \u201cHamilton\u201d have already been canceled due to outbreaks. In some cases, the audience was already seated when the news of the cancellation was delivered to them.<\/p>\n<p>At least a dozen restaurants in New York are also shutting down again.<\/p>\n<p>In London, another hotspot for the Omicron variant, some businesses are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/12\/17\/business\/uk-business-omicron\/index.html\">shutting<\/a> down of their own accord without government intervention, citing canceled reservations and concern about worker exposure.<\/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>President Biden on Thursday warned that unvaccinated Americans will be responsible for ushering in a \u201cwinter of severe illness and death\u201d and will soon \u201coverwhelm\u201d hospitals.\u201cI want to send a direct message to the American people: Due to the steps we\u2019ve taken, Omicron has not yet spread as fast as it would have otherwise done,\u201d Biden told reporters after a COVID-19 briefing at the White House.\u201cBut it\u2019s here now and it\u2019s spreading and it\u2019s gonna increase,\u201d the president added.\u201cWe are looking at a winter of severe illness and death for the unvaccinated \u2014 for themselves, their families, and the hospitals they\u2019ll soon overwhelm. But there\u2019s good news: If you\u2019re vaccinated and you have your booster shot, you\u2019re protected from severe illness and death,\u201d Biden said.Biden also said that a vaccinated public will contribute to safeguarding the country\u2019s economic recovery.\u201cWe\u2019re going to protect our economic recovery if we do this. We\u2019re going to keep schools and businesses open if we do this. And I want to see everyone around enjoy that. I want to see them enjoy the fact that they\u2019re able to be in school, that businesses are open and the holidays are coming,\u201d Biden said.On Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president\u2019s chief medical advisor, assured that booster vaccine shots are effective against the Omicron variant of COVID-19.\u201cBooster vaccine regiments work against Omicron,\u201d Fauci said at the White House. \u201cAt this point, there is no need for a variant-specific booster, so the message remains clear: if you are unvaccinated, get vaccinated. And particularly in the arena of Omicron, if you are fully-vaccinated, get your booster shot.\u201dHowever, some places have already started shutting down again. The first U.S. Omicron case was confirmed less than three weeks ago, but the new variant has spread rapidly, especially in New York City, which became the first epicenter of COVID-19 in early 2020.As of Wednesday, the average number of new virus cases in the city had spiked to\u00a03,554 a day, according to The New York Times.New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is reconsidering whether to go forward with the city\u2019s New Year\u2019s Day celebration in Times Square.\u201cEveryone\u2019s been told for weeks and weeks, don\u2019t even show up in Times Square unless you\u2019re vaccinated,\u201d de Blasio said on CNN.\u201cNow we\u2019re going to reassess constantly with the new information. We\u2019re going to follow the data and the science,\u201d the mayor said.Several Broadway performances including \u201cHamilton\u201d have already been canceled due to outbreaks. In some cases, the audience was already seated when the news of the cancellation was delivered to them.At least a dozen restaurants in New York are also shutting down again.In London, another hotspot for the Omicron variant, some businesses are shutting down of their own accord without government intervention, citing canceled reservations and concern about worker exposure.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 member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"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-1129133","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\/1129133","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\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1129133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129133\/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=1129133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1129133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1129133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}