Biden gets updated COVID booster, promotes vaccine

President Joe Biden rolled up his sleeve and got his updated COVID-19 booster shot Tuesday, as he urged millions of people who have yet to be boosted to do so by Halloween, if possible, so they can gather safely with family and friends this holiday season.

Biden, U.S. President said "The shot is free. It's widely available and conveniently located just in time for the holiday season. Look, over 20 million of our fellow Americans have already gotten the shot. I'm calling on all Americans. I don't, it seems like I'm having to make this case again, all Americans to get their shots just as soon as they can. Your old vaccine or your previous COVID infection will not give you maximum protection.”

The vaccine has been reformulated to target the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of omicron, the most dominant strains in the United States. Biden also called on Congress to provide the billions of dollars the administration has requested to buy additional vaccines, tests and treatments.

Some lawmakers have balked at the request for more than $20 billion in new coronavirus funding.