U.S. President Biden says not considering new vaccine mandates

U.S. President Biden says not considering new vaccine mandates

NANTUCKET, Mass, Nov 26 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday his administration was not considering new vaccine mandates following the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant in South Africa, which led to travel bans from that country and seven other nations.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the media before entering “Nantucket Bookworks” bookstore following lunch with family at the Nantucket Tap Room, in Nantucket island, Massachusetts, U.S, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Tasos Katopodis

“We don’t know a lot about the variant except that is of great concern,” Biden told reporters. “I decided that we are going to be cautious.”

Reporting Nandita Bose; Writing by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Mark Porter

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