decisions. we will deal honestly with the american people and a we ll never, ever, ever quit. that s how we ll shut down this virus. i m not going to shut down the economy. ism not going to shut down the country. i m going to shut down the virus. reporter: a fox business poll shows 49% of americans do not approve of biden s handling of the pandemic this comes as vp harris says the administration wasn t prepared for new variants of the virus. harris telling the la times, we didn t see delta coming, i think most scientists did not, upon whose advice and direction we have relied, didn t see delta coming. we didn t see omicron coming. her comment prompted the white house to issue a saying which says they were ready for new variants and harris was referring to the exact kind of mutations while dr. anthony fauci also clearing up the vice president s comment. listen. i think that the vice president s statement was taken a bit out of context. i believe she was referring to
march 2020 as covid-19 cases spike in parts of the country. alexandria haugh as the white house announces new measures that could change christmas plans for some america families if they comply. reporter: president biden is expected to make the announcement on tuesday. he previously said he would not shut down the economy or the country. some are bit concerned about planning though after vice president kamala harris, told the l.a. times that the administration was caught off-guard. we didn t see delta coming. i think most scientists did not. didn t see delta coming. didn t see omicron coming. the white house responded saying the vice president comments refer to the exact kind of mutation. they new mutations were possible. the reason we ordered extra tests, extra gear, extra ppe as omicron overlaps the existing
we have relied, didn t see delta coming. we didn t see omicron coming. and that s the nature of what this, this awful virus has been, which as it turns out has mutations and variants. a white house official also clarifying to cnn that the administration was aaware of variants in general and that s the reason for masking as well as encouraging the public to get vaccinated. on saturday the white house press secretary announced on twitter that president biden will give a covid speech on tuesday that will include a stark warning to americans who have not gotten vaccinated. joe johns, cnn, at the white house. higher demand, limited supply, and shipping delays are all contributing to higher prices. and now the new variants, we have the omicron variant, that could shift demand from services to goods as people avoid crowded places and stay home instead. and that would put even more
new year s eve and ireland is implementing an 8:00 p.m. curfew for bars and restaurants. here in the u.s. omicron is expected to become the dominant variant, but as of now experts say the delta variant is driving this latesh surge. both cases and hospitalizations are at levels not seen since september at the end of the summer spike. dr. anthony fauci compares it to a war. we will win this war with this virus. we know the public health mitigations work. we ve just got to hang in there. we can t give up. vice president kamala harris is not helping the messaging and maybe adding to public jitters critics say by saying the white house didn t see either variant coming. she told the los angeles times, quote, we didn t see delta coming. i think most scientists did not upon whose advice and direction we have relied didn t see delta
main problem right now is human behavior and the refusal of a significant part of the population to be vaccinated. yeah. i know you ve seen that particularly with your ob/gyn community there. i know a lot of pregnant women who have not gotten their vaccination vaccinations for legitimate concerns, certainly, but it has been hard for them, as well. let me ask you, doctor, as well. the interview in the l.a. times that vice president kamala harris did, in which she said, quote, we didn t see delta coming. i think most scientists did not, upon whose advice and direction we have relied didn t see delta coming. and then she went on to say, sir, that we didn t see omicron coming, and that s the nature of what this this awful virus has been, which as it turns out, has mutations and variants. i m curious to your reaction to those specific comments. do you think the scientific community could have done a better job at sounding the alarm? did the scientific really not see these things com