Biden to Unveil Next Phase of Pandemic Response

President Biden is set to deliver a major address on the next phase of his pandemic response tomorrow. The speech will have multiple components related to schools, private companies and requirements for federal employees. According to the White House the President will speak to the American people about his robust plan to stop the spread of the Delta variant and boost vaccinations. As the President has said since Day 1, his administration will pull every lever to get the pandemic under control. On Thursday, the President will lay out a six-pronged strategy that will help us do just that, working across the public and private sectors. The speech comes as his administration is trying to persuade the remaining unvaccinated people to get vaccinated against the disease while working to make the third dose of the vaccine available in the fall and pressure builds for vaccines to be authorized for children younger than 12. The FDA is set to meet on September 17th to discuss Covid-19 booster shots.