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President Joe Biden receives his Covid-19 booster shot in line with US government health authorities' guidelines at the White House in Washington, DC.
President-elect Joe Biden received a dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Monday afternoon. The first shot in a series of two was administered at ChristianaCare Hospital in Newark, Delaware. Biden's vaccination came one week after the first doses of the vaccine were given to health care workers. Biden noted that the vaccine rollout was in the beginning stages and cautioned Americans about the long road ahead. According to CNN President-elect Biden cautioned Americans saying: "It's going to take time". Biden urged Americans in the meantime to listen to public health experts, wear masks and maintain social distance.
Omicron has already become the dominant strain in the US, accounting for nearly three-quarters of new infections last week.
US President Joe Biden announced new coronavirus measures for 100 million federal workers and healthcare staff, about two-thirds of the American labour force on Friday.
US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a major escalation in the national Covid immunization campaign with strict new vaccination rules affecting tens of millions of workers, as he hardened his tone towards Americans who refuse the shots. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle has the details.
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