Biden states he will reveal ‘next stage’ of U.S. reaction Thursday

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Biden says he will announce 'next phase' of U.S. response Thursday

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United States President Joe Biden speaks on the production of the Covid-19 vaccine in the South Court Auditorium, beside the White House, in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2021.

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President Joe Biden stated he will reveal the “next phase” of the U.S. Covid-19 reaction throughout his prime-time address to Americans on Thursday.

“Tomorrow night, I’m going on prime time to address the American people and talk about what we went through as a nation this past year. But more importantly, I’m going to talk about what comes next,” Biden stated Wednesday from the White House after a conference with executives from Johnson & Johnson and Merck.

“I’m going to launch the next phase of the Covid response and explain what we will do as a government and what we will ask of the American people,” he stated. “There is light at the end of this dark tunnel over the past year. We cannot let our guard down now or assume that victory is inevitable. Together, we’re going to get through this pandemic and usher in a healthier, more hopeful future.”

The president’s address will celebrate the 1 year anniversary marking the very first government-imposed shutdowns to attempt to suppress the pandemic.

The Biden administration has actually been working to increase the supply of Covid-19 vaccines and get most of Americans inoculated as rapidly as possible. Roughly 62.4 million out of some 331 million Americans have actually gotten a minimum of one dosage of a Covid vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And 32.9 million are totally immunized, representing almost 10% of the overall adult U.S. population, according to the CDC.

Earlier Wednesday, the Biden administration revealed that it prepares to purchase 100 million extra dosages of J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine. The offer would double the country’s supply of the J&J vaccine, as the business currently has a handle the federal government to offer 100 million dosages by the end of June. Merck is assisting to make J&J’s Covid vaccine.

The administration likewise has handle drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna for 600 million dosages integrated, enough to inoculate 300 million Americans given that those 2 vaccines need 2 shots offered 3 to 4 weeks apart.

“I’m doing this because in this wartime effort, we need maximum flexibility,” Biden stated Wednesday on strategies to acquire more J&J vaccine dosages. “There’s always a chance that we’ll encounter unexpected challenges or there will be a new need for a vaccine effort … a lot can happen, a lot can change and we need to be prepared.”

Biden stated if the U.S. has a surplus of vaccine dosages, the administration is going to “share it with the rest of the world.”

“This is not something that can be stopped by a fence no matter how high you build a fence or a wall,” he stated. “So we’re not going to ultimately be safe until the world is safe. So we’re going to start off making sure Americans are taken care of first, but we’re then going to try to help the rest of the world.”

The remarks come weeks after Biden stated the U.S. would look for to end cancer, the second-leading cause of death in the U.S., when the pandemic is over.

One of Biden’s kids, Beau Biden, passed away at age 46 from an aggressive type of brain cancer.