Biden also plans to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse states at 100 percent for costs related to National Guard personnel and supplies to respond to the pandemic.īiden also would create a governmentwide testing board. That would also apply to supplies needed to manufacture and distribute COVID-19 vaccines, a top priority for the new administration. One of those orders seeks to shore up supplies such as N95 masks, gloves, gowns and nitrocellulose material for rapid antigen tests, including by invoking the Defense Production Act. On Thursday, Biden is set to sign 10 more orders or directives to address the pandemic, including plans to safely reopen schools and businesses, expand testing, protect workers and set clear public health standards. “For almost a year now, Americans could not look to the federal government for any strategy, let alone a comprehensive approach to respond to COVID, and we’ve seen the tragic costs of that failure,” Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, told reporters on a Wednesday press call.
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