As Covid-19 cases climb across the U.S., President Biden and his administration are preparing Americans to accept the virus as a part of daily life, in a break from a year ago when he took office with a pledge to rein in the pandemic and months later said the nation was “closer than ever to declaring our independence from a deadly virus.”
Mr. Biden’s top health advisers have also said the virus is unlikely to be eradicated anytime soon and placed a greater emphasis on preventing further disruptions to the economy and society.
Biden, in Shift, Prepares Americans to See Covid-19 as Part of Life
Before the Omicron variant emerged, the president had said the nation was “closer than ever to declaring our independence from a deadly virus.” Now the White House is recalibrating its message.
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