RIGHT NOW: President Joe Biden is expected to receive his second COVID-19 booster shot Wednesday as well as update Americans on the country’s progress on the pandemic.
to get the additional booster at least four months after their last vaccination. Severely immune-compromised patients, such as organ transplant recipients, as young as 12, are also eligible.President Biden renewed his calls for Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine and for eligible citizens to get the Pfizer-BioNTech booster.
Biden, 79, received the first series of two doses of the coronavirus vaccine shortly before taking office and a first booster shot in September. The additional booster dose will be administered by a member of the White House Medical Unit.Also on Wednesday, the Biden administration rolled out covid.gov, calling it a one-stop website that will help people in the United States access COVID-19 tests, vaccines and treatments, along with status updates on infection rates where they live.
The highly transmissible omicron variant is the dominant strain in the U.S., but scientists say it poses a lower risk for severe illness to those who are up to date on their vaccinations, including boosters.Biden is also expected to push Congress for more COVID-19 funding.
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