covid-22, a third year of the pandemic rebooted with a new variant, omicron. experts say the strain has been identified in over 15 countries. it s expected to reach the u.s. it had been, for example, almost a month since the president gave formal remarks about covid, and the new variant, however, it has pushed this white house back to tackle the subject once again. today biden emphasizing he does not see, and fauci agrees with him, a need for new shutdowns. we should not be freaking down. not a cause for panic. it s not the time to panic. we re going to fight covid this winter, not with shutdowns, but with widespread vaccinations, testing, boosters and more. concern should spur us to do the things that we know work. the things that experts know work starts with vaccines, almost 60% of americans now are vaccinated. that s still, though, a figure that experts say must rise. safety measures work, but they continue to tax public patience after these two years of sacri
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