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President Joe Biden warned unvaccinated Americans they face a winter of “severe illness and death” amid the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 and an ongoing surge in new infections.
Biden made the comments during a meeting with medical advisers on Thursday as scientists are still racing to understand the threat of the omicron strain, particularly as millions of Americans prepare to travel for the holidays.