James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:53 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. On popular demand and request of the press corps, I’m joined today by Dr. Fauci, who will give a brief statement and then answer some questions. He does have a hard out a little bit after 2:00, so we’re going to…
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Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with COVID-19 Response Team on the Omicron Variant
Following up on the regular briefings he had on COVID while traveling, the President met in person today with his Chief Medical Advisor, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and members of his White House COVID Response Team. Dr. Fauci and members of the COVID Response Team updated the President on the latest developments related to the Omicron…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:38 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon. Happy Monday. Okay, so before we dive into regular — regularly scheduled programming here, I have my colleague from the National Security Council, who will be — John Kirby — who will be talking about some recent developments over the weekend in…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:09 A.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, everyone. And thanks for joining what is a phone briefing today. We expect to return to our regular format next week. Today, Dr. Walensky will provide an “Omicron in the U.S.” update and discuss CDC’s updated guidance for people who test positive for COVID. Dr. Fauci…
Readout of President Biden’s Call with the NGA on COVID-19 Response
Today President Biden joined White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, Chief Medical Advisor to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci, and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky for their regular call with the bipartisan National Governors Association regarding the country’s COVID-19 response. After his public remarks, President Biden joined Jeff Zients, Dr. Fauci, and Dr. Walensky to…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 3:14 P.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon. And thank you for joining us. Today, Dr. Walensky will share the latest on the Omicron variant and discuss how people can stay safe over the holidays. And Dr. Fauci will provide an update on the latest science. First, I want to underscore the President’s message…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 12:36 P.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon, and thanks for joining us. Today, we will focus on the Omicron variant. And we’ll start with Drs. Fauci and Walensky to share the latest on what we know about the variant and what we’re doing to be prepared for it in the U.S. Before I…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and HHS Public Health Officials | April 5, 2022
Via Teleconference 3:06 P.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon. Thanks for joining us. Today, Dr. Walensky will share the latest on the state of the pandemic, Dr. Fauci will discuss the effectiveness of additional booster shots, and Secretary Becerra will provide an update on our work to address the long-term impacts of COVID. First, I…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:06 A.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, and thanks for joining us. Today, we’ll start with an update from Dr. Walensky on the state of the pandemic and CDC’s COVID-19 surveillance efforts. Dr. Walensky. DR. WALENSKY: Good morning. Thanks, Jeff. I’d like to start by walking you through today’s data. The current seven-day…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials | May 18, 2022
Via Teleconference 10:52 A.M. EDT DR. JHA: All right. Good morning, everybody. My name is Ashish Jha, and I’m the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator. Welcome to the COVID-19 Response Team update. Sorry for the delay. We had some technical issues, but we have solved them, I’m hoping. I am joined today by two people…