President Biden says he is confident US 'is on the right track,' defending his administration's response to Covid pandemic
US President Biden, who has been accused of focusing on vaccinations at the expense of testing and support for struggling healthcare systems, says he's"confident we're on the right track."
Biden, who has been accused of focusing on vaccinations at the expense of testing and support for struggling healthcare systems, told reporters on Tuesday he was "confident we're on the right track" to fight the pandemic. A closely watched projection from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington estimates that number is far higher due to the likelihood that many more infections go undetected, either because people are without symptoms or do not have access to testing.
Janet Woodcock, the FDA's acting commissioner, acknowledged the agencies' challenges in dealing with the pandemic after two years, especially amid Omicron, but said the focus now needed to be on the current surge. Dawn O'Connell, assistant Health and Human Services secretary for preparedness and response, said at the same hearing that the administration was working on shipping out the 500 million at-home Covid-19 tests ordered by Biden. Democratic and Republican senators at the hearing lamented testing woes and other problems even as they vowed support for the agencies and the fight ahead, including the possibility of more funds.
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