However, Biden said the U.S. currently has enough vaccine supply to ensure people ages 50 and older can get their fourth doses.
As the country enters a new phase of its vaccination push, the president called on Congress to act to ensure the U.S. has the resources it needs if another wave of infection emerges.
New infections and hospitalizations have plummeted more than 90% from the peak of the winter omicron wave in January. However, the decline of infections has slowed and plateaued in recent days as a more contagious omicron subvariant, BA.2, has become the dominant version of Covid in the U.S. BA.2 has already caused new waves of infection in Europe and China.
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