US has made progress since March 2020 and things are better, President Biden says, but warns 'we still have tens of millions of unvaccinated people and we're seeing Covid hospitalisations rise'
US President Biden says his administration has to"do more" to provide Covid testing, as the number of infections nationwide surges due to the Omicron variant.
Biden spoke on Monday as the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of Covid-19 continued to punch holes in airlines' busy Christmas holiday schedules, prompting lead White House medical advisor Anthony Fauci to suggest that a vaccine mandate for domestic air travel might be necessary. There are "hospitals in some places that are going to be overrun both in terms of equipment and staff."
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