WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden released a new, coordinated national strategy to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, boost vaccine production, and reopen the economy during his first full day in office.
“With a new Administration comes a new, coordinated national strategy to combat the coronavirus and deliver the relief we need now,” said Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (D, NY-18). “From the earliest days of the pandemic, I’ve maintained that we must have a whole-of-government response to expand access to testing, treatment, and vaccines, reopen our schools and small businesses, and support our communities and frontline workers. That’s exactly what President Biden has put forward here today.”
On Thursday, President Biden signed a series of executive orders to expand emergency relief and invoke the Defense Production Act to manufacture supplies for vaccines, testing, and personal protective equipment; mitigate the spread of COVID-19 through expanded testing, treatment and bolstering access to treatment and care options; mount a vaccination campaign to educate the American public on the safety of the vaccine in an equitable way; safely reopen schools and businesses while protecting students, teachers and workers from COVID-19; address inequities faced by communities of color and underserved communities in accessing testing, treatment, vaccinations and PPE; and restore the United States’ global leadership and coordination in the fight against the global pandemic.
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