Biden will make major COVID speech Thursday outlining 'six-pronged' plan based on more vaccine mandates and school policies
President Joe Biden will make a major COVID address Thursday
He will lay out a six-pronged strategy 'working across the public and private sectors to help continue to get the pandemic under control,' Jen Psaki said
Asked about possible new mandates, Psaki said the White House would offer more details later about the plan
The United States leads the world in COVID-19 cases and death and is struggling to get control of the highly contagious Delta variant
Reuters data shows that more than 20,800 people have died in the United States from COVID-19 in the past two weeks
By Reuters
Published: 13:47 EDT, 7 September 2021 | Updated: 14:08 EDT, 7 September 2021
President Joe Biden on Thursday will present a six-pronged strategy intended to fight the spread of the highly contagious COVID Delta variant and increase U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations, the White House said on Tuesday.
The United States, which leads the world in COVID-19 cases and deaths, is struggling to stem a wave of infections driven by the variant even as officials try to persuade Americans who have resisted vaccination to get the shots.
Rising case loads have raised concerns as children head back to school, while also rattling investors and upending company return-to-office plans.
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