If anything, political pressures may prevent the White House from going far enough, Binghamton University political science professor Olga Shvetsova argued. In order to halt the virus, she said vaccines must not only be mandated but that fully vaccinated people need to be tested regularly to stop the emergence of new variants. âWe cannot allow people to be sick but not too sick,â Shvetsova said. âThatâs what created delta, and thatâs what created omicron. Itâs not only about preventing people from being terribly sick. Itâs about preventing them from being sick in invisible ways.â â As reported in the Washington...