Yesterday, the Office of Public Engagement, Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy and Centers for Disease Control Prevention convened a stakeholder briefing to discuss ways to help protect Americans this fall and winter respiratory virus season. The Administration officials underscored that this is the first year we have three vaccines to protect against flu,…
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2nd Global COVID-19 Summit Commitments
The second Global COVID-19 Summit, co-hosted by United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia, and Senegal, convened over partners and organizations from around the world to accelerate collective efforts to get shots into arms, enhance access to tests and treatments, protect the health workforce, and finance and build health security for future pandemics and other health crises.…
Remarks by President Biden at the Global COVID-19 Summit
Residence Library (Prerecorded) THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining together for the second Global COVID-19 Summit. You know, and a special thank you to the leaders of Belize, Germany, Indonesia, Senegal for — for cohosting this summit with the United States. Today, we’re again uniting countries around the world with leaders from the…
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce Additional Efforts to Help Americans Get Their Free, Updated COVID-19 Vaccine This Fall
President Biden to Call on All Americans to Get Their Free, Updated COVID-19 Vaccine and Do Their Part to Ensure a Safe and Healthy Winter Today, President Biden will announce additional efforts to get Americans their updated COVID-19 vaccine, so that they have the protection they need heading into Thanksgiving and can have a safe…
2nd COVID-19 Co-Host Statement
Maintaining the momentum for pandemic response and Prioritizing Preparedness On May 12, under the leadership of the United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia, and Senegal, global leaders from across the world’s economies, civil society, and the private sector gathered for the 2nd Global COVID-19 Summit. Summit participants made major new policy and financial commitments to make…
FACT SHEET: Update on the United States Commitment to Expanding Access to Medicines Around the World
Since Day One, the Biden-Harris Administration has worked to ensure the United States is better prepared for the next pandemic. U.S. national security and prosperity depend on countries around the world being prepared to prevent outbreaks when possible, and to rapidly detect and respond to emerging infectious disease threats when they occur. Detecting infectious disease…
Letters to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency Concerning the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Madam President:) Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency…
Letter Regarding Additional Funding to Address Assistance to Ukraine and to Support the United States Response to COVID-19
Dear Madam Speaker: Over the coming weeks, the Administration looks forward to continued engagement with members of both parties to reach a comprehensive, bipartisan agreement to fund the Government for the rest of the fiscal year (FY) and invest in critical national priorities before the December 16th funding deadline. As part of that process, the…
Readout of Meeting with Nation’s Leading Clinical Societies on the Importance of Getting Americans Vaccinated and COVID-19 Treatments this Fall and Winter
On Monday, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha and federal public health officials met with leading organizations representing America’s physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician associates to discuss the ongoing work to protect people against and treat COVID-19 this fall and winter. Administration officials shared that they are carefully monitoring emerging subvariants in the…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:12 A.M. EDT DR. JHA: Good morning, everybody. Thanks for joining us. My name is Ashish Jha, and I’m the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator. Today I’m joined by Secretary Xavier Becerra, to my right, and Dr. Fauci and Walensky remotely. In addition to providing our perspective on the state of the pandemic,…
