Biden says his administration will make free high-quality face masks available to all Americans

I could feel the mucus build up in my lungs like millions of other americans. 26 year old Clay Byington tested positive for Covid 19 after gathering with friends and family over the holidays when the coughs came. It definitely sent the aches down the body. Were you quite worried about how sick you were getting? I was pretty worried. I see a lot of stories about how people's health has declines very fast in a matter of days. I know that me being overweight um just kind of worried me despite being boosted clase B. M. I of 35 placed him at higher risk. So Clay's doctor prescribed him packs loaded an antiviral that has been shown to reduce hospitalizations by nearly 90% among those at highest risk for developing severe disease. Their a game changer and have the potential to dramatically alter the impact of Covid 19 packs. Love it is a combination of oral pills that work by interfering with the virus's ability to replicate based on pax love its high efficacy. The 20 million courses bought by the biden administration could eventually prevent more than a million hospitalizations based on CNN's calculations. But the problem is this the majority of those doses mon arrived for months. There's hardly any of these pilpacks around dr erIC. Topol is executive Vice President for research at scripts in SAn Diego. He believes the biden administration should have invested in packs loaded months ago had we had hundreds of millions of of blister packs of Paxil vid Right now we'd be able so much better to fend against a micron. Several months before the vaccines were authorized. There were at risk investments being made. Many bets being made on various vaccines. And you know, those are gambles were those same sorts of gambles made on therapeutics. The fact that this was the first medication that was designed specifically against this virus That um I think was worth a shot, it was worth an investment, but there was none so far, just 160,000 courses have been delivered around the country And with more people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 than at any other time during the pandemic. These pills will soon be in short supply. They will need to be rationed, leaving doctors like Theresa Dan already at the University of Washington's Harborview Medical Center with some tough decisions using these medications judiciously and really giving them to the people that would most benefit from these therapeutics. If we open it up to vaccinated individuals, we would not have enough therapy. Should a vaccinated person get it versus an unvaccinated. Should it only be for unvaccinated? I mean it's going to raise all kinds of ethical and medical sort of questions. The availability is so limited and more people who are unvaccinated are going to wind up in need. The National Institutes of Health guidance prioritizes treatment for those at highest risk the immuno compromised the elderly and yes, the unvaccinated. Many of the people who are seeking this therapy may not need this therapy to recover from COVID-19 and is particularly if you're vaccinated boosted, there are other treatments available but remdesivir an antiviral and so trove a mob and monoclonal antibody. Both require infusions and manu pre revere. Another oral pill is the last line option being recommended. None of them as effective as pack Slovin. Yesterday, my cold doesn't as worse. And today I'm feeling a lot better. Clay was one of the lucky few, getting both physical relief as well as mental relief from the drug. Once you're sick and you're, you know, you're you're feeling that this is the symptoms and you're kind of like, oh my goodness, is this going to get worse? Um, so that kind of, the medication helped alleviate that stress and anxiety.

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his administration will purchase an additional 500 million COVID-19 tests and said he will soon detail plans for his administration to make high-quality masks free to Americans."I know that for some Americans, a mask is not always affordable or convenient to get, so next week we will announce how we are making high-quality masks available to the American people for free," Biden said in remarks from the White House. "I know we all wish could finally be done with wearing masks, I get it, but they are a really important tool to stop the spread, especially of the highly transmissible omicron variant."Biden acknowledged the malaise that the country is feeling during this latest onslaught of COVID-19 cases."I know we're all frustrated as we enter this new year 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the omicron variant is causing millions of cases and record hospitalizations," he said, before reiterating his belief that the pandemic is primarily affecting the unvaccinated in a plea for people to get their shots."Right now, both vaccinated and unvaccinated people are testing positive, but what happens after that could not be more different."The 500 million new COVID-19 tests will be purchased to meet future demand and are in addition to the previously announced 500 million tests the White House is in the process of acquiring.During his remarks Biden also announced plans to deploy a new wave of medical teams to six states to help hospitals combat COVID-19.Tracking the omicron surgeOmicron may be headed for a rapid drop in US, BritainWant better omicron protection? What to know when upgrading masksWhat are the symptoms of omicron and when should you go to the hospital? Use these tricks to find at-home COVID-19 tests Four states have fewer than 10% of ICU beds available as staffing shortages complicate careThe military medical teams will support the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Henry Ford Hospital outside Detroit, University of New Mexico hospital in Albuquerque and University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, Biden said."We were joking earlier 바카라 게임 웹사이트� but we weren't really joking: When you need something done, call in the military," Biden said in remarks from the White House.The deployments come as the Biden administration faces growing scrutiny alongside record COVID-19 hospitalizations, testing challenges and messaging frustration 바카라 게임 웹사이트� issues the GOP has seized on.The president was joined on Thursday by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell for a briefing on the deployment of resources and personnel. The trio will also speak with federal surge teams already deployed to hospitals in Arizona, New York and Michigan.Biden had announced plans last month to mobilize 1,000 military medical personnel to help overwhelmed hospitals amid the omicron surge. "These are just part of the first wave of deployments," the White House official said of the latest mobilizations. "Teams will continue to be mobilized and deployed where they are needed over the coming weeks to confront omicron.""These teams will be providing relief, triaging patients, helping to decompress overwhelmed emergency departments, and freeing up health care providers to continue other lifesaving care. They will be working alongside health care workers on the front lines to give them the support they need," a White House official said on Monday night.More than 151,000 Americans were in the hospital with COVID-19 nationwide on Wednesday, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services. And the U.S. averaged more than 747,260 new COVID-19 cases daily over the last week, according to Johns Hopkins University data.That's about three times last winter's peak average (251,987 on Jan. 11, 2021), and about 4.5 times the peak from the Delta-driven surge (166,347 on Sept. 1), according to JHU.The surge has put considerable stress on hospitals nationwide. And, to combat the massive strain on health care services that comes as more staff members call out sick with the virus, state leaders have enacted emergency procedures to help hospitals cope."The sudden and steep rise in cases due to omicron is resulting in unprecedented daily case counts, sickness, absenteeism, and strains on our health care system," Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a Wednesday briefing.

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"I know that for some Americans, a mask is not always affordable or convenient to get, so next week we will announce how we are making high-quality masks available to the American people for free," Biden said in remarks from the White House. "I know we all wish could finally be done with wearing masks, I get it, but they are a really important tool to stop the spread, especially of the highly transmissible omicron variant."

Biden acknowledged the malaise that the country is feeling during this latest onslaught of COVID-19 cases.

"I know we're all frustrated as we enter this new year 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the omicron variant is causing millions of cases and record hospitalizations," he said, before reiterating his belief that the pandemic is primarily affecting the unvaccinated in a plea for people to get their shots.

"Right now, both vaccinated and unvaccinated people are testing positive, but what happens after that could not be more different."

The 500 million new COVID-19 tests will be purchased to meet future demand and are in addition to the previously announced 500 million tests the White House is in the process of acquiring.

During his remarks Biden also announced plans to deploy a new wave of medical teams to six states to .

Tracking the omicron surge

The military medical teams will support the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Henry Ford Hospital outside Detroit, University of New Mexico hospital in Albuquerque and University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, Biden said.

"We were joking earlier 바카라 게임 웹사이트� but we weren't really joking: When you need something done, call in the military," Biden said in remarks from the White House.

The deployments come as the Biden administration faces growing scrutiny alongside record COVID-19 hospitalizations, testing challenges and messaging frustration 바카라 게임 웹사이트� issues the GOP has seized on.

The president was joined on Thursday by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell for a briefing on the deployment of resources and personnel. The trio will also speak with federal surge teams already deployed to hospitals in Arizona, New York and Michigan.

Biden had announced plans last month to mobilize 1,000 military medical personnel to help overwhelmed hospitals amid the omicron surge. "These are just part of the first wave of deployments," the White House official said of the latest mobilizations. "Teams will continue to be mobilized and deployed where they are needed over the coming weeks to confront omicron."

"These teams will be providing relief, triaging patients, helping to decompress overwhelmed emergency departments, and freeing up health care providers to continue other lifesaving care. They will be working alongside health care workers on the front lines to give them the support they need," a White House official said on Monday night.

More than 151,000 Americans were in the hospital with COVID-19 nationwide on Wednesday, according to from the Department of Health and Human Services. And the U.S. averaged more than 747,260 new COVID-19 cases daily over the last week, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

That's about three times last winter's peak average (251,987 on Jan. 11, 2021), and about 4.5 times the peak from the Delta-driven surge (166,347 on Sept. 1), according to JHU.

The surge has put considerable stress on hospitals nationwide. And, to combat the massive strain on health care services that comes as more staff members call out sick with the virus, state leaders have enacted emergency procedures to help hospitals cope.

"The sudden and steep rise in cases due to omicron is resulting in unprecedented daily case counts, sickness, absenteeism, and strains on our health care system," Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a Wednesday briefing.

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