President Biden will announce new steps Tuesday afternoon intended to inoculate additional Americans against COVID-19 as the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus spreads and his administration labors to convince more people to get shots. AdvertisementThe president’s announcement was previewed by a White House official who declined to be identified before Biden’s remarks. The spread of the Delta variant has increased the urgency of the vaccination campaign. Biden plans to say that nearly 160 million Americans will be fully vaccinated by the end of the week. “We all know powerful variants have emerged, like the Delta variant, but the best defense against these variants is to get vaccinated,” Biden said at the White House on Sunday.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 06, 2021 15:00 UTC