“We are still facing a dark winter.”He called on Americans to separate politics from the virus and embrace mask-wearing.
“Please, I implore you, wear a mask.”Over the past two weeks, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen nearly 65%.
Pfizer said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine may be a remarkable 90% effective, based on early and incomplete test results.
A top Trump administration health official delivered much the same message as Biden, although the timing was coincidental and the occasion apolitical.
The advisory board that Biden announced on Monday includes doctors and scientists who have served in previous administrations, many of them experts in public health, vaccines and infectious disease.