White House Ready to Move Past Omicron

Politico: “Emboldened by falling case counts, the Biden administration is plotting a new phase of the pandemic response aimed at containing the coronavirus and conditioning Americans to live with it.”

“The preparations are designed to capitalize on a break in the monthslong Covid-19 surge, with officials anticipating a spring lull that could boost the nation’s mood and lift President Joe Biden’s approval ratings at a critical moment for his party.”

“Biden and his top health officials have already begun hinting at an impending ‘new normal,’ in a conscious messaging shift meant to get people comfortable with a scenario where the virus remains widespread yet at more manageable levels.”

Daniel Henninger: “Mr. Biden’s approval ratings likely would rise, perhaps five points, if he did the following: State from the Oval Office that the Covid pandemic in the U.S. is over.”