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President Biden said during a television interview Sunday night that the COVID-19 pandemic is “over.”
“Is the pandemic over?” one reporter asked Biden. “The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still working hard on it,” Biden responded.
Biden made the statement during an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes,” which was his first interview with a news organization in seven months.
“If you notice that nobody’s wearing a mask, everybody looks like they’re in pretty good shape,” Biden added as he walked around the Detroit Auto Show.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the railroad labor agreement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, September 15, 2022. – Biden announced Thursday that railroad companies and unions had reached an interim agreement to avert a strike that had threatened to disrupt travel and supply chains.
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Biden has used the emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic as a reason for his administration’s plan to end Title 42, as well as the recent delivery of student loans.
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President Biden speaks about the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022.
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Biden’s comments about the COVID-19 pandemic come as the United States is a month and a half away from midterm elections.
