How President Biden’s Six Point COVID Plan Can Impact The Nation’s Health And Economy

President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Washington. Biden is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Last Thursday, President Biden revealed his new plan to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

His strategy is a 6-prong approach that includes:

Vaccinating the Unvaccinated
Further protecting the vaccinated
Keeping Schools Open Safely
Increased Testing and Requiring Masking
Protecting our Economy
Improving Care for those with COVID

Experts unpack President Biden's plan and offer their thoughts on how these policies are implemented, how they can impact the economy, and, most of all, how effective will it be.

We also get an update on the power situation in the Houston area, following Nicholas.

Dr. Charlene Flash

President and CEO of Avenue 360 Health and Wellness
Assistant Professor, Medicine-Infectious Disease, Baylor College of Medicine

Dietrich von Biedenfeld

Assistant Professor in the Marilyn Davies College of Business, at the University of Houston – Downtown

Brad Tutunjian

Vice President, Electric Distribution Operations for CenterPoint

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