Biden Steps Up Vaccine Push as U.S. Cases Surpass Records

President Biden stepped up his vaccination push as cases reported in the U.S. rose to new records, saying unvaccinated people would suffer the worst of the Omicron-driven surge in infections.

The development came as the U.K. national statistics agency estimated Wednesday that one-in-15 people in England had Covid-19 in the last week of December. The government there said it would try to ride out a record wave of infections without further restrictions. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macronlashed out at unvaccinated people.