Biden will make an Omicron-focused speech

Biden will make an Omicron-focused speech Tuesday, a White House official says, as US contends with rising Covid cases, deaths and hospitalizations.

President Biden will give an Omicron variant-focused speech on Tuesday, according to a White House official, as the nation contends with higher case numbers, deaths and hospitalizations from the coronavirus heading into the holidays.

President Biden is slated to make an omicron-focused speech next week as the variant continues to circulate its way across the U.S. and elsewhere.

What people are saying?

ColonelTom Man, you should try being in Kentucky. Florence Mall is packed body-to-body with unmasked shoppers. Maybe 2 percent of people there are masked, if that.

S Dotterer I don’t feel sorry for anyone unvaccinated person getting COVID. If it is more important to you that you make it political, you deserve what you get.