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Joe Biden is now delivering his speech on the White House’s latest efforts to get more Americans vaccinated against coronavirus, as the Delta variant continues to spread across the US.
The president noted he just received a “lengthy briefing” from the White House pandemic response team, which included a discussion of the country’s latest coronavirus case numbers.
Joe Biden will outline his administration’s latest efforts to get more Americans vaccinated against coronavirus in a speech this afternoon.
The White House has now released a fact sheet previewing the president’s remarks, noting Biden will endorse health officials’ new recommendation for all Americans to get Pfizer and Moderna vaccine boosters starting next month.
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