Biden doubles order for Pfizer Covid pills as surge closes schools, businesses
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President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. will double its order for a pill from Pfizer to treat Covid infections so it has enough courses for 20 million people.
Biden said the evidence suggests that those who are vaccinated are less likely to develop severe illness, especially with a booster dose. But he said more work needs to be done to get Americans vaccinated, with the unvaccinated making up the vast majority of recent hospitalizations.
“We’re going to see, as you all have been hearing, continued rise in cases,” Biden said in remarks at the White House. “Omicron is a very transmissible variant, but much different than anything we’ve seen before. But you can protect yourself, and you should protect yourself, quite frankly: get vaccinated, get boosted — there’s plenty of booster shots — wear a mask while you’re in public.”
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