President Biden on the Omicron variant

On Thursday, I'll be putting forward a detailed strategy outlining how we're going to fight COVID this winter, not with shutdowns or lockdowns but with more widespread vaccinations, boosters, testing and more...  If people are vaccinated and wear their mask, there is no need for the lockdown.

~ President Joe Biden, "Biden says 'lockdowns' not needed to curb coronavirus variant," The Hill, November 29, 2021