Coughing Through His Covid Speech, President Biden Says Vaccinated Americans Can Celebrate Christmas Safely

Daily Mail: Biden says vaccinated Americans CAN celebrate Christmas safely, denies he has FAILED on home testing, praises Trump for getting his booster and blames unvaccinated for Omicron surge: Coughs his way through COVID speech

* President Joe Biden told vaccinated Americans they can enjoy Christmas safely and insisted we are not going back to March 2020

* He also toned down his attacks on the unvaccinated

* But he told them: 'You have an obligation to yourselves, to your family and quite frankly, I know I’ll get criticized for this, to your country' to get their shots

* CDC released data on Monday night showing Omicron now accounts for 73 percent of U.S. Covid cases

* In New York and New Jersey, the Midwest, the Southeast, the Gulf Coast, and the Northwest, the Omicron variant now account for more than 90 percent of new cases

President Joe Biden told vaccinated Americans they can enjoy Christmas safely, insisted we are not going back to March 2020 and toned down his attacks on the unvaccinated as he announced his plan to tackle the surge of Omicron over the winter.

His battle plan includes sending 1,000 troops to overwhelmed hospitals sending 500 million tests to American homes amid a nationwide shortage and with lines forming at testing centers.

Coughing into his hand at points, Biden unveiled his winter COVID strategy that focuses on testing, boosters and vaccines and does not include any lockdowns or harsher travel restrictions.

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WNU Editor: This is never reassuring .... 'I'm not supposed to be having this press conference right now': Biden appears to ignore his aides by taking questions at Christmas speech and coughs into his hand after close COVID contact (Daily Mail). Neither was this .... COUGHING JOE Biden COUGHS and clears throat through Omicron speech at White House after he was exposed to aide with Covid (The SUN).

His media supporters are skeptical .... Joe Biden's new omicron variant plan is a lot like the old plans (MSNBC).

As for the rest of address and press conference. Sighhhh .... he is not in touch with the mood of the country.

Update: I was also pleasantly surprised .... Trump 'very appreciative' and 'surprised' Biden acknowledged his administration's COVID vaccine success (FOX News).

More News On President Biden's Address On Covid

Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surge -- AP

Biden pushes Covid vaccination and testing but says 'we're ready' for holiday surge -- NBC

Biden assures Americans vaccinated against Covid-19 that they can go ahead with holiday plans despite Omicron surge -- CNN

Biden downplays COVID-19 testing shortage, saying 'I don't think anybody anticipated' Omicron surge that top health experts warned of -- Business Insider

Biden: Americans should be ‘concerned about Omicron, but not panicked’ -- Yahoo News

Biden Outlines Measures to Fight Omicron, Pleads With Americans to Get Vaccinated -- US News and World Report

Reporters ask Biden if testing shortage is a failure for the administration -- FOX News

Biden admits his vaccine mandates are unpopular but says they're 'legal and effective' -- FOX News

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