"The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID ... but the pandemic is over." —Joe Biden, on 60 Minutes

In an interview with Scott Pelley on CBS’s “60 Minutes”, President Biden commented that he believes the Covid-19 pandemic is over. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused over 6.5 million deaths worldwide, with over 1 million in the United States since beginning in March 2020. President Biden’s comments follow the general positive outlook of the Covid-19 pandemic slowing down among global leaders. Just last week, the director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said end of the pandemic was in sight.

PELLEY: “Mr. President, first Detroit Auto Show and three years.”

BIDEN: “Yeah.”

PELLEY: “Is the pandemic over?”

BIDEN: “The pandemic is over. We're still have a problem with covid. We're still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over. If you notice no one's wearing masks, everybody seems to be in pretty good shape. And so I think it's changing and I think this is a perfect example of it.”