On 12/15/2022, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha joined Karine Jean-Pierre in encouraging Americans to get their updated vaccine as the winter holidays draw near.
A reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “but what kind of preparations are being done in case it doesn’t and communities do get overwhelmed and need some resources? And also, does the administration fear that the end of Title 42 will lead to a spike in COVID cases in the country?
KJP: So let me just talk a little bit about the three — there’s $3 billion for border funding. So a couple of things. You know, again, if Republicans are serious about this, we put forward some $3 billion plan that we are asking for Congress to support … But to your question about the — the winter surge, how we’re — how Dr. Jha was talking about this from the podium: Look, because of the President’s — the President’s work and what he’s been able to do throughout his administration, the American people have tools — we know what works … We are prepared. We are ready to do this in a humane way and in a safe way. And so it is something that the President has been working on since day one of his administration.
Answer first & then ask the question: KJP Says Biden supports An Effort, then asks What That Effort Is
Reporter: I have two questions for you. Congressman Cohen and Wilson from the Helsinki Commission introduced a resolution urging President Biden to take steps to suspend or terminate Russia’s rights and privileges at the U.N. Security Council. Does the President support this effort? What steps he can take? Is this goal achievable?
KJP: Yes, we do support — we do support that effort. Can you say the question one more time? I just want to make sure —
Reporter: So, the resolution —
KJP: Make sure I have this right.
Reporter: — says that the President — asks the President — urges the President to take steps to suspend or terminate Russia’s rights in the U- — U.N. Security Council.
KJP: Oh, U.N. Security Council. Got it.
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Reporter: And, if I can, on the funding that was — that is being used to purchase the new tests for this new round for people to get them sent to their houses, were there cuts to other COVID programs in order to pay for those tests?
DR. JHA: Yeah, so let me talk about how we’re able to do this. So we paused the program, you know, at the end of the summer … while we took a lot of the resources we had for tests to purchase vaccines and treatments, we still had some resources left; we didn’t use — deplete the whole supply. And so we had money in the American Rescue Plan to still be able to buy some more tests. That combination has allowed us to do this. It is on a limited basis. We’re not going to be able to keep this open forever.
On 12/14/2022, US President Joe Biden delivered remarks at the US-Africa Business Forum. Biden on Wednesday hosted African leaders for talks on security and trade. Approximately 50 African heads of state attended. Speaking to African leaders and reading from teleprompter, Biden references the “Glovid-19” pandemic, “save lives and combat Glovid-ni- [sic] — COVID-19. The United States delivered 231 — 231 million doses of vaccines to 49 countries across Africa, and worked together with you to get the vaccines into the arms to har- — in hard-to-reach communities.”
Ashish Jha Says Biden Was “Very Clear That COVID Is Not Over” Despite Saying “The Pandemic Is Over”
Reporter: One other question. Back in September, the President publicly said that the pandemic is over. How has that complicated the messaging to keep Americans vigilant facing COVID?
DR. JHA: Yeah, so I think the President was also very clear that COVID is not over; COVID continues to pose a challenge for us. That is true. COVID is not over. And, obviously, we continue to see people getting infected, getting sick. Unfortunately, too many Americans needlessly dying of COVID. And so I think the President has been very clear on this, even since that day, about the importance of ge- — people getting vaccinated, people getting treated. And, obviously, I’ve been out here making that same message.
Reporter: I’m wondering if the White House has any reaction on two bills that moved through the U.S. Senate. One is on TikTok. The Senate voted to ban TikTok from government-issued phones. Let’s start with that one. Does the White House have feelings on that bill?
KJP: So, as I’ve — as I’ve said before, you know, want to be very careful on commenting on any specific legislation at this time, so we refer you to Congress on the next steps. We don’t get involved in the process, as we’ve done in the past.
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