First American News LLC: Raleigh, NC: President Biden plans to buy more covid treatments. The White House announced Wednesday that it was ramping up purchases of Covid treatments, as federal health officials tried to reassure Americans that it was safe to travel during the holiday season — so long as they are vaccinated and avoid large gatherings.
One day after President Biden announced a new strategy to combat the staggering increase in coronavirus cases being fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant, his coronavirus response team sought to remind the public that the nation was far better off than at the beginning of the pandemic.
“Let me reiterate what the president said yesterday: This is not March 2020,” Jeffrey D. Zients, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said at an afternoon news briefing. “We have more tools than ever before to protect people: vaccinations, boosters, testing, and treatments.” Click here to continue reading on Covid Treatment at The Wall Street Journal.