(Bloomberg)
U.S. infections rose to an average of about 120,000 a day this week, the most since September, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg through Friday.
at-home tests. we re going to have boosters. we re going to have a big effort at community centers to vaccinate kids. between all of those things and some coming therapies on the market, it s a very different version of facing this pandemic than it was a year ago. you this incnk that will be helpful, at home testing? with an at home test, what can you do? if you re positive, you can instantly get treated and not go out and infect other people. you can have people over. you can see your grandmother, your friends, go to school, go to work. so these are big differences. last year we were talking about, do you lock down, or do you stay open? now we have such a large array of tools that we don t have to have that debate any longer. including vaccines and boosters and on and on. but you got to use the tools. you have to use the tools, right? if you had a test at home, you wouldn t have to go outside and possibly infect other people. listen, i want to put up this is the president
selfishness, doomed the united states coronavirus response. good to see you. president biden is laying out his plan to fight the winter wave of covid focusing on vaccines and testing. we ve been in this pandemic for 21 months. hard to believe. i was asking in the break how long were we in our homes? well, the difference today, don, versus last year in much of the 21 months is we have a large array of tools. what the president announced today that we ll have at-home tests available for free for americans, 50 million at community health centers, and then insurance companies required to pay for the at-home tests. we ll have boosters, a big effort at community centers and family centers to vaccinate kids. between all of those things and coming therapies on the market it is a very different version of facing this pandemic than a
evening. today, many children got their first dose right here at new york city s american museum of natural history. across the country, there s a push to make it easier for kids to get the vaccine. kids at this massachusetts vaccine clinic were greeted with giant stuffed animals. big puppy dog. reporter: and toys. there are friends to help vaccinate kids. reporter: it s all meant to help kids like five-year-old lana feel safe. she made it through without crying. it hurt a little. reporter: but many parents are shedding tears of relief as their children finally get some protection against covid. sorry, i m a little emotional. i just. i just wanted him to be safe. reporter: while some parents are choosing to wait, demands for pfizer s pediatric vaccine is high. at this marin county, cali california, middle school, they re expecting more than 1,000 kids on the first day alone. this comes as some western states are still seeing high numbers of covid cases, including colora