Biden Calls COVID a ‘Global Health Emergency’ After Saying the Pandemic Is Over
It seems like President Joe Biden might be a little confused about his messaging on COVID-19. In September, he said the pandemic was over. Then on Tuesday, he called it a global health emergency. But moments later, he…
It seems like President Joe Biden might be a little confused about his messaging on COVID-19.
In September, he said the pandemic was over. Then on Tuesday, he called it a global health emergency. But moments later, he insisted Americans need to work to ensure it does not become a national emergency.
Delivering remarks before receiving his updated Covid booster shot, Biden said, “This is a global health emergency. If we really want to put Covid behind us, we have to keep up the fight together.”
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The president then encouraged Americans to receive their updated Covid booster as he warned, “If you don’t, you’re putting yourself and other people unnecessarily at risk.”
However, after declaring that Covid is a “global health emergency,” he was asked if it is a national emergency.
“It’s a necessity to deal with making sure it doesn’t become one,” Biden responded.
This comes roughly a month after Biden said the pandemic was over during an interview with CBS News.
“The pandemic is over,” he said, adding, “The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with Covid. We’re still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over.”
He went on, “If you notice, no one’s wearing masks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape. And so I think it’s changing. And I think this is a perfect example of it.”