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Scarlett Johnson, a parent advocate and member of Moms for Liberty Wisconsin, used a touch of sarcasm on the X platform to express her feelings about the new COVID-19 vaccine. She shared a video clip featuring press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who announced that President Biden had tested negative for the virus but would still wear a mask in public due to contact with First Lady Jill Biden, who recently tested positive.

"Good news: a new vax is coming!" Johnson said. "This one will do the trick, after all, why would they lie?"

The Biden Administration has recently requested extra funding to support the creation of a new effective COVID-19 vaccine. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has already been working on an upgraded version of the COVID-19 vaccines aimed at addressing the "XBB" variant, with plans for its availability by October. These new vaccines are being introduced as some previous COVID-19 cautionary measures, like mask mandates and physical distancing, are being reinstated due to a surge in cases, according to Fox News. .

"I signed off this morning on a proposal we have to present to the Congress – a request for additional funding for a new vaccine that is necessary, that works," said President Biden in a video on C-Span, posted on X. "Tentatively, it is recommended, it would likely be recommended, everybody gets it. No matter whether they got it before or not."

"As opposed to the last ones that didn’t?" Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson said in a tweet regarding the administration's request for new vaccines that work. "Before you mandate it, will we get to see the trial data this time?"

The announcement of the release of the new vaccine comes only a few months after the CDC halted the collection of adverse event reports through the V-safe website on June 30, 2023, without prior notice of the program's discontinuation. However, they still emphasize the importance of individuals continuing their COVID-19 vaccine and boosters when needed. Data obtained from the V-safe platform displayed approximately 6.5 million instances of adverse events or health effects among its 10.1 million users, according to the Ethics and Public Policy Center.