Biden Urges Calm, Vaccination in Face of Omicron Variant

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U.S. President Joe Biden says a highly transmissible COVID-19 variant, dubbed omicron, is a cause for "concern, not panic" and defended his much-criticized decision to restrict travel from the southern African region, where it was first reported. VOA's Anita Powell reports from the White House. Produced by: Barry Unger