President Biden is set to address the nation on Tuesday and announce a plan to control the rapid spread of the omicron variant.
Twenty days after the first confirmed case within the U.S., omicron is now the dominant strain of coronavirus — accounting for 73% of new infections last week.
Officials are concerned that the explosion of cases could overwhelm an already strained hospital system.
NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez joins us for the latest.
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