Biden Vows Schools and Businesses Will Remain Open in Omicron Speech

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington D.C. on Dec. 21, 2021. Patrick Semansky/AP

President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to not impose lockdowns on schools and businesses this winter as part of his response to the Omicron variant.

Omicron is now believed to be the prominent strain of the CCP virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, in the United States.