Coronavirus Watch: Biden says 'the pandemic is over.' Not everyone agrees.
Cady StantonPresident Joe Biden has declared the coronavirus pandemic over.
“We still have a problem with COVID. We're still doing a lot of work on it,” he said in an interview that aired Sunday on CBS. “But the pandemic is over.”
Various health officials — including those in his own administration — have claimed otherwise.
“We will remain vigilant and we will continue to look for and prepare for unforeseen twists and turns," White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said at a news briefing Sept. 6. "The pandemic isn’t over.”
Read more from our Maureen Groppe on Biden's interview here.
It's Monday, and this is Coronavirus Watch from the USA TODAY Network. Here's more news to know:
- Psychological distress, including depression, anxiety and stress, before COVID-19 infection is linked to an increased risk of long COVID, according to a recent study.
- A bus in southwest China reportedly carrying people to a COVID-19 quarantine facility crashed Sunday morning, killing 27 people and injuring 20 others, according to Chinese media.
- Back to office concerns: One-third of U.S. adults are concerned about getting exposed to COVID-19 in the workplace, according to a recent Gallup poll.
See our COVID-19 resource guide here. See total reported cases and deaths here. On vaccinations: About 79% of people in the U.S. have received at least one vaccine shot, and about 67% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC.
– Cady Stanton, USA TODAY breaking news reporter, @cady_stanton