10:40 A.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good morning. And thanks for joining us today as we release President Biden’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. Today, I’m joined by Secretary Becerra, Dr. Walensky, and Dr. Fauci. We’ll each deliver some remarks, and then open it up for questions. As President Biden said in last night’s State of the…
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Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:04 A.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good morning. And thanks for joining us. Today, Dr. Walensky will share the latest on Omicron. And Dr. Fauci will provide an update on COVID treatments. First, I want to discuss next steps — new steps we’re taking to increase access to COVID testing for K-through-12 students, teachers,…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference(December 10, 2021) 3:34 P.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon, and thanks for joining us. Today, we’ll start with an update from Dr. Walensky on the state of the pandemic, and the Omicron variant, and the decision by FDA and CDC yesterday to make boosters available to 16- and 17-year-olds. Dr. Walensky. DR. WALENSKY: …
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:06 A.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good morning. And thanks for joining us. Today, Dr. Walensky will give an overview of the state of the pandemic and on new practices that will help keep schools open, and Dr. Fauci will provide an update on the latest science and the importance of boosters. But before…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:20 A.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, and thanks for joining us. Today, we’ll start with an update from Dr. Walensky on Omicron cases in the U.S. and around the world. Over to you, Dr. Walensky. DR. WALENSKY: Good morning. Thank you, Jeff. I’d like to start by walking you through today’s data.…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 12:59 P.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: (In progress.) And thanks for joining us. Today, Dr. Walensky will provide an update on the state of the pandemic, and Dr. Fauci will discuss the latest science. Over to you, Dr. Walensky. DR. WALENSKY: Thank you, Jeff. Good afternoon. I’d like to start by walking you through…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:10 A.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, and thanks for joining us. Today, we’ll start with Drs. Walensky and Fauci for an update on the Omicron variant. Over to you, Dr. Walensky. DR. WALENSKY: Good morning. I’d like to start by walking you through today’s data. The current seven-day daily average of cases…
Remarks by President Biden Providing an Update on the Omicron Variant
Roosevelt Room 12:01 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, folks. I hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving -– able to get together with your family and friends. And it was great to see so many families getting together this Thanksgiving after being apart last year. And we have much to be grateful for as…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Official
Via Teleconference 12:32 P.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Hi, everybody. It’s Jeff Zients. Good afternoon. And thank you for joining us. We’re doing this in a different format today due to the Summit for Democracy. So we’ll host this as a phone briefing. Today, Dr. Walensky will provide an update on the Omicron cases in the…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:02 A.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, and thanks for joining us. It’s been a week of important progress in our fight against the virus. We rolled out our operational plan to protect kids ages 5 through 11, pending FDA and CDC’s determination of Pfizer’s vaccine for this age group. Globally, we delivered…