Biden to receive second booster shot and announce launch of COVID.gov

Washington – President Biden will receive his second COVID-19 reinforcement in the House on Wednesday, a day after the Food and Drug Administration authorized a new round of Modern and Pfizer vaccine doses for Americans over the age of 50.

Mr. Biden will receive the opportunity after providing an update on the state of the pandemic and announcing the launch of COVID.gov, a new website designed to help Americans access vaccine and treatment information. A White House official described the website as a one-stop shop for Americans’ COVID-19-related needs.

Mr. Biden is one of 34 million Americans who can now receive a second booster shot. The president will also highlight the administration’s “test-to-treat” initiative, which he announced in his State of the Union address, which has been expanded to more than 2,000 locations across the country. The goal of the program is to test Americans and, if they are positive and in need of treatment, help them get a prescription right away.

“In his remarks, the President will describe that because of our work to pull all the levers of government in our fight against VOCID, we have the infrastructure, tools and systems in place that allow the people of the North to “The United States can move forward with confidence,” he said.

The president will also urge Congress again approve new funding for COVID-19 for vaccines and treatments, the White House official said. The administration has warned lawmakers that the U.S. will not have enough vaccines for a fourth injection for all Americans, nor enough funding for antibody treatments. The administration has asked Congress for $ 30 billion. The progress the U.S. has made will be in jeopardy without more money, the official said.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 975,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Hospitalizations and deaths have been on a downward trend over the past month. According to the CDC, nearly 70% of Americans age 5 and older are fully vaccinated and 89% of Americans age 65 and older are fully vaccinated. But most American adults have not yet received any booster vaccine.

Alex Tin contributed to this report.