Pandemic
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Keep schools open, mandate vaccines for all federal employees, and increase testing—these are three of the goals President Joe Biden outlined Thursday during a briefing on America’s ongoing battle against COVID-19.
The plan was delivered during a fourth surge of virus activity fueled by the highly contagious Delta (B1617.2) variant and a stagnant national vaccination campaign that’s stalled at 53% of the US population vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.