LHDX - Biden says country 'not going back to March 2020' in terms of COVID closures

President Biden this afternoon said that the country is "not going back to March 2020" when lockdowns became the norm at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic despite a surge in cases. At a White House press conference, Biden said now "we're prepared and we know more. We just have to stay focused." The president again encouraged those who are unvaccinated to get their shots, and those who are eligible for a booster to get one to stem the spread of COVID. He also said the federal government will support setting up thousands of more vaccinations sites and deploy hundreds of people to perform vaccinations across the country. More to come... Vaccine makers: Pfizer (PFE -2.9%), BioNTech (BNTX -0.3%), Moderna (MRNA -3.6%), AstraZeneca (AZN +0.7%), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ -0.3%), and Novavax (NVAX -3.6%). Test makers: Quidel (QDEL -5.0%), OraSure Technologies (OSUR -1.0%), another at-home test maker, is also down, as is

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Biden says country 'not going back to March 2020' in terms of COVID closures