The authorities will need to work quickly to get ahead of the new version. The government has announced it will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries, but the president needs to do more, as the new variant has been spotted in many places including Belgium and Hong Kong.
While the world waits for more data on the effectiveness of the vaccine against the Omicron variant, Biden needs to continue to push for the vaccination of people who have not yet contracted the disease and direct funds to ramp up production and development. Medical Treatments for Covid.
Despite the news that sent stock markets reeling on Friday, there are plenty of positive signs for the US economic recovery. Just before Thanksgiving, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported an increase in real gross domestic product (GDP). 2.1% in the third quarter. Meanwhile, last week’s total jobless claims were 199,000 when adjusted for seasonal variation – ticking Lowest level since November 15, 1969. With 62% of the fully immunized eligible population, the United States has enjoyed a return to some normalcy — especially with most children returning to school and children five years of age and older eligible to vaccination against Covid-19.
However, the good news is unlikely to catch on to many Americans.
Under more normal circumstances, we would expect the President to enjoy some political benefit from an economic recovery and strong legislative victory, including the passage of a valuable infrastructure package. $1 trillion bipartisan party. But Biden’s approval rating remains at 40s and Democrats will likely struggle in the 2022 midterm elections.
What’s happening? Some Biden supporters have argued that the media has systematically ignored the positives, focusing instead on chaos and strife disturb the Democratic Party. While there is certainly some truth to the view that many media outlets tend to emphasize bad news, this analysis misses several other relevant factors.
The pandemic is far from over, and after nearly two years with more than 775,000 deaths, many Americans are already traumatized and critical. One does not need to see “The Morning Show” to look back on the terrifying months of February and March 2020 and recall what it was like when the world shut down and a deadly virus swept the world. With hopes of a full summer recovery, the Delta variant is becoming increasingly difficult to take in any good news, as fear and uncertainty continue to so greatly affect our lives. .
Of course, there are also real economic problems like inflation and supply chain problems that Americans face every time they go to the supermarket or gas station. Even when these things happen, as the economist Paul Krugman recently argued, temporary problems similar to the price spike from 1946 to 1948, they are the life experiences of millions of families trying to restore order in their lives after mass layoffs and other economic disruptions.
In a polarized polity, it is also difficult for any president to overcome the other side. With a Democrat in the White House, Americans consuming information from conservative media outlets like Fox News are likely to see Biden through a partisan lens. There is little that the Commander-in-Chief can do to change this. But Biden still had to try to get his message across and explain in simple language exactly how the infrastructure and reconciliation packages would have a positive impact on people’s lives.
It is also important to note that many of the structural issues of the last year remain unresolved. The reconciliation package, which will reduce health and childcare costs and help fight climate change, still faces an uncertain future in the Senate after months of partisan struggle. Democrat member. And despite the racial reckoning following the death of George Floyd in May 2020, progress on policy reform at the federal level has stalled, while conservatives try to spark a backlash. “critical racial theory.”
Meanwhile, extreme weather events such as Hurricane Ida have devastated the country, while world leaders debate over the best way to “down stage” – rather than “eliminating” – the use of fossil fuels.
With the pandemic unfolding and the major problems facing our country, the horrible memories of the times we lived through will continue to linger in our hearts. Despite the economic recovery, we may be far from satisfied with the state of our country.
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