Cases of COVID are spiking ahead of the Christmas holiday even in the nation s sunniest states. Hawaii saw a 805 per cent uptick in new cases and Florida reported a 711% increase.
The United States logged a seven-day average coronavirus case count of 168,981 on Wednesday, surpassing a summer peak of over 165,000 infections with Omicron detected in every state.
It remained unclear on Thursday whether the United States will approve a fourth COVID vaccine, after officials in Israel and Germany announced they would implement an extra round of boosters.
On his second full day in office, President Joe Biden promised that expanding access to testing would be a key part of his pan to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. A year later, long lines and delays.