Biden course-corrects in defining 'new normal': The Note

There will not be shutdowns or lockdowns, the president said. There will not be "chaos and confusion" in efforts to fight the omicron variant, he added.

The TAKE with Rick Klein

In outlining what comes next in terms of the pandemic, it's telling what President Joe Biden says won't be happening.

There will not be shutdowns or lockdowns, the president said. There will not be "chaos and confusion" in efforts to fight the omicron variant, he added, in a promise that may prove harder to keep.

While familiar calls for masks and vaccinations are the main weapons in the fight, "I expect this not to be the new normal," Biden said.