Biden predicts more COVID restrictions as CDC head causes vax mandate confusion

President Biden said Friday that Americans can “in all probability” expect to face more restrictions due to an increase in COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the White House was “looking into” mandating the vaccines before later insisting otherwise.

As Biden left the White House to fly to Camp David, he was asked by CBS News if he expected more mandates to be imposed. “In all probability,” Biden responded. “By the way, we had a good day yesterday. Almost a million people got vaccinated, about half a million of those people for the first time or for their second shot. So I am hopeful that people are beginning to realize how essential it is to move.”