It’s no secret that the Biden administration’s handling of the pandemic has grown increasingly unpopular with voters. A December Rasmussen poll showed that 55% of voters disapprove of the president’s handling of the pandemic.
President Joe Biden and his allies have failed to demonstrate a coherent strategy for battling COVID-19, and their message has been a constant refrain of “get the vaccine” and its endless boosters, coupled with endless demonization of those who choose not to get the shots. Biden foolishly promised to completely eradicate the virus, and he has seemingly thrown in the towel, punting to the nation’s governors.
One of Biden’s most recent big promises as part of his pandemic strategy was to make hundreds of millions of tests available to diagnose COVID and make it easier to treat patients. However, those tests have not been readily available — and many of them won’t be until January.
It’s one more failure that sticks to the Biden administration’s reputation like glue. As CNN reports:
The inability to secure enough timely tests for the number of people who want them has led to a new reckoning for Biden’s Covid-19 response. An enhanced strategy that includes distributing 500 million free at-home tests didn’t come in time to prevent major disruptions to holiday travel, and it remains unclear when those tests will reach Americans who want them.
Needless to say, the lack of tests presents a problem because those who are sick, particularly those in at-risk categories, have to wait a long time to know if what they have is COVID. It could delay remedies and healing to those who need them most. One of the biggest problems that emerge from the shortage of tests is that people won’t be able to receive monoclonal antibody treatments, because they can’t get them without a positive PCR test. At-home tests don’t count — but then again, those aren’t available in many places either.