White House Covid-19 Response Team and public health officials hold briefing — 1/12/2022

The White House Covid-19 Response Team and federal public health officials hold a press briefing to provide updates on the Covid-19 response effort.

The World Health Organization on Tuesday said the Covid omicron variant can result in life-threatening illness for the unvaccinated, the elderly and people with underlying conditions.

Dr. Mike Ryan, director of the WHO’s health emergencies program, said unvaccinated people face a higher risk that an omicron infection will make them severely sick and and possibly even kill them. Source: WHCA feed.

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White House Covid-19 Response Team and public health officials hold briefing — 1/12/2022

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