Jill Biden is taking reinforcements with her when she travels to Texas today to promote pediatric vaccines alongside Surgeon General Vivek Murthy: Superman and Wonder Woman.
Health experts say this latest surge is fueled by unvaccinated Americans, waning immunity from the vaccine and colder weather as more people gather indoors.
As of Wednesday, nearly 1 million kids 5 to 11 had been vaccinated, White House advisers said, a figure they said they're expecting to increase.
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