3/23/2023 0 Comments Biden day one![]() But last week during his last Operation Warp Speed briefing, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said no doses would be held in reserve. ![]() As of Tuesday, 31,161,075 doses had been distributed and 15,707,588 had been administered, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.ĭoses have been held back as each of the vaccines needs a second, booster shot. Operation Warp Speed officials said 20 million doses would be delivered by the end of 2020. But the federal government has fallen short of its goal when it has come to getting vaccines in arms. President Donald Trump left the White House on Wednesday morning citing, among his accomplishments, the development of a coronavirus vaccine in record time. reports over 24 million cases of COVID-19 and over 400,000 deaths. The first 100 days of Biden's presidency is expected to include a push for his previously announced $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan, which calls for investing $20 billion in a national vaccine program and $50 billion for testing.īiden takes office as the U.S. One is a national mask mandate on federal property and on airlines, trains and other public transit systems.Īnother executive order Wednesday will create an office of White House COVID-19 response, headed by Jeffrey Zients, the new coronavirus czar, according to The Wall Street Journal. Goals include securing more protective equipment for workers, increasing testing and vaccinations, and reopening schools. ![]() As President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office today, he begins an aggressive agenda as president, including a number of executive orders aimed at getting the COVID-19 pandemic under control. ![]()
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