“Thanks to the progress we have made this past year, COVID-19 need no longer control our lives.

I know some are talking about ‘living with COVID-19.’

WhileCOVID-19 vaccines are highly effective, millions of Americans are still not vaccinated.

The Centers for Disease Control and Preventionestimates that 65% of the US population is fully vaccinated.

The president also announced that Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 tests from Covidtests.gov next week.

He also called on Congress to provide funding for additional stockpiles of tests, masks and pills.

“I cannot promise a new variant won’t come,” he said.