"Biden's Bold Move: Pushing for Universal COVID Vaccination with Congressional Funding"

President Biden plans to request additional funding from Congress for the development of a new COVID-19 vaccine and may require everyone to take it, regardless of previous vaccination status. The new vaccine, expected to contain the omicron variant XBB.1.5, would replace the current combination shots. Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax are working on doses of the updated vaccine, but FDA approval and CDC recommendations are still needed. This booster program comes almost a year after Biden declared the pandemic "over" in September 2022.