Following President Joe Biden’s remarks on Friday that he plans to request funding for a new COVID vaccine amid rising cases in this country, doctors are sharing their input on whether another version is needed.
“I signed off this morning on a proposal we have to present to the Congress a request for additional funding for a new vaccine that is necessary, that works,” Biden told reporters during his vacation in Lake Tahoe.
“It will likely be recommended that everybody get it no matter whether they’ve gotten it before or not,” he also said.
BIDEN PLANS TO ASK CONGRESS FOR FUNDING TO DEVELOP NEW COVID VACCINE, MAY REQUIRE SHOT FOR ALL
The president’s comments came as the CDC is reporting that COVID-related hospitalizations have risen 21.6% in the most recent week and that deaths have risen 21.4%.
The numbers are still far below the levels seen during the pandemic, however.
Biden recently told reporters, “I signed off this morning on a proposal we have to present to the Congress a…