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Biden to sign 10 executive orders and invoke Defense Production Act to combat Covid pandemic
PUBLISHED THU, JAN 21 2021 5:00 AM EST
UPDATED THU, JAN 21 2021 9:35 AM EST
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President Joe Biden released details of his Covid response plan, including 10 executive orders and his intent to use the Defense Production Act.
The plan expands on initiatives outlined last week and details how Biden plans to bring the pandemic under control and help the country recover.
Biden will seek to accelerate the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines by providing more funding to local and state officials, creating more vaccination sites and launching a national education campaign.
On his first full day in office, President Joe Biden released details Thursday of his sweeping plan to combat the coronavirus, announcing 10 executive orders and directing agencies to use wartime powers to require U.S. companies to make N95 masks, swabs and other equipment to fight the pandemic.
The president's plan emphasizes ramping up testing for the coronavirus, accelerating the pace of vaccinations and providing more funding and direction to state and local officials. A key component of the plan is restoring trust with the American public. It also focuses on vaccinating more people, safely reopening schools, businesses and travel as well as slowing the spread of the virus.
"The National Strategy provides a roadmap to guide America out of the worst public health crisis in a century," the plan says. "America has always risen to the challenge we face and we will do so now."
Biden has taken office at a pivotal moment in the pandemic, many epidemiologists and U.S. health officials say. Nearly 3,000 Americans are dying every day of Covid-19, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, and newly discovered, more infectious strains are establishing footholds in the U.S., threatening to push the nation's outbreak to even more deadly heights. The plan released Thursday expands on initiatives outlined last week and details how Biden plans to bring the outbreak under control and help the country recover.
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