Joe Biden made the remarks during an appearance on 60 Minutes on Sunday.
It's not the first time that Mr. Biden's statement appears to have been unplanned, and the White House has rushed to do damage control.
To everyone's surprise, the administration refuses to give up the powers it granted itself by imposing a public health emergency, which will not be lifted.
“We still have a problem with the Covid. We are still working on it a lot. It is – but the pandemic is over”