“I honest to God believe it’s your patriotic duty” to get vaccinated, President Biden said, while emphasizing that the federal government is taking steps to prepare for an anticipated holiday surge of Covid cases.
the administration is taking to combat the spread of Covid-19, seeking to reassure Americans that the anticipated holiday surge won't be a return to the devastating early days of the pandemic.
The federal government plans to set up new testing sites nationwide in addition to the 20,000 that are already operational, with the first one opening in New York City before Christmas, Biden said in remarks Tuesday afternoon.In addition, Biden announced the White House is preparing to ship as many as 500 million at-home test kits, and will be setting up a website for people to submit their requests, with delivery beginning in January.
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