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5 key takeaways from US President Biden’s news conference

US President Joe Biden's agenda continues to hit roadblocks in Congress, and his approval rating fell to a new low of 40 percent, according to a new poll released on Wednesday [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]

Continuing efforts to combat COVID-19 in the United States dominated Joe Biden’s news conference at the White House on Wednesday, as the US president urged Americans to get their jabs and promised that things will get better.

Biden, whose presidency will hit the one-year mark on Thursday, also touted his government’s recent push to scale up coronavirus testing as infections linked to the Omicron variant are rising across the country.

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