Robert Gibbs: ‘I Have No Doubt’ Biden Admin Has a Plan To Deal with New Covid Variant

JANSING And I just ░░░░░░░░ to ask you given ░░░░░░░░ you believe and I ░░░░░░░░ sure that you re ░░░░░░░░ that there are already ░░░░░░░░ conversations that are going ░░░░░░░░ the President has been ░░░░░░░░ are they proactively talking ░░░░░░░░ If X happens then ░░░░░░░░ have to look at ░░░░░░░░ restrictions Are they already ░░░░░░░░ up contingencies for what ░░░░░░░░ might find out in ░░░░░░░░ coming days GIBBS Oh ░░░░░░░░ think undoubtedly There s ░░░░░░░░ doubt they ve planned ░░░░░░░░ different scenarios before We ░░░░░░░░ seen variants rise in ░░░░░░░░ parts of the world ░░░░░░░░ come to the United ░░░░░░░░ So I have no ░░░░░░░░ that they ve gone ░░░░░░░░ scenario planning And I ░░░░░░░░ that will become accelerated ░░░░░░░░ good news is I ░░░░░░░░ say we ve had ░░░░░░░░ decent amount of information ░░░░░░░░ from South Africa and ░░░░░░░░ places The WHO is ░░░░░░░░ on this So I ░░░░░░░░ the international public health ░░░░░░░░ as well as the ░░░░░░░░ public health community have ░░░░░░░░ got their foot forward ░░░░░░░░ understanding how big the ░░░░░░░░ of a new variant ░░░░░░░░ possibly be.”