Biden thwarted by having to deal with Delta variant fallout
The coronavirus pandemic is at a crossroads, and so is President Joe Biden's messaging strategy, as the public and the White House hope to move past the virus after 18 months of upheaval.
Biden is particularly eager to look beyond the current pandemic, meeting with top scientist Eric Lander on Wednesday to discuss the country's preparedness for future public health emergencies. The pivot helps Democrats competing in the 2022 midterm election cycle, but it may be premature as the delta variant spreads across the country.
It is important for Biden to multitask his response to the current pandemic while making provisions for future outbreaks, according to Glen Nowak, director of the University of Georgia's Center for Health and Risk Communication. But the current crisis should be Biden's priority, the former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesman told the Washington Examiner.
"If you don't start thinking about what you may have learned and what you might do differently in a future pandemic while you're in a pandemic, you can forget valuable lessons," he said.
The problem is it is a confusing message when the delta variant is undoing progress reported since vaccinations provided the public with a glimpse of normal.
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Biden can no longer blame events on Trump or take advantage of the things Trump put in place to deal with the virus. It is going to take more than just saying he is focused on science which is just a slogan since he does not know the first thing about science.
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