here is nbc's chris pallone. >> there are people who are dying and will die who didn't have to. >> reporter: calling this the pandemic of the unvaccinated, president biden is taking more steps. >> if you work in a nursing home and serve people on medicare or medicaid, you will also be required to get vaccinated. >> reporter: the president threatening to withhold federal funds to facilities that don't comply. >> if you visit, live or work in a nursing home, you should not be at a high risk for contracting covid from unvaccinated employees. >> reporter: the president also ratcheting up pressure on republican governors who have mov moved to block mask mandates in schools despite cdc guidance to the contrary severe cases in children has been on the rise in recent weeks. >> we're not going to sit by as governors block and intimidate educators of our children. >> reporter: threatening to take legal action against governors to overrule local school boards and reimburse docked pay for teachers it comes hours after the covid task force recommend people get a booster shot eight months after their sec