US President Joe Biden was making significant changes to his Covid-19 winter plan due to the omicron variant and declared that the administration would provide 500 million free rapid Covid tests, increase support for hospitals, and double vaccination and boosting efforts. He highlighted that the holidays could be normal for the vaccinated while also dangerous for the unvaccinated people

The sudden increase in Covid cases from this latest variant has made the Federal government more aggressive in handling the possible wave of infections. Still, President Biden promised there wouldn’t be any restrictions to schools or businesses. “I know you are tired, and I know you are frustrated. We all want this to be over. But we are still in the pandemic. We also have more tools than we had before. We are ready, and we will get through this,” Biden said.