The White House Thank you. Jo Ann, you and AARP have not only been tireless advocates for older Americans—you are changing how we think about aging and living better, longer lives. Thank you for your partnership and leadership. I’m so grateful to all of you for being with us today—because this time of year is…
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Statement from President Joe Biden on Dr. Ashish Jha
When I took office, our nation was facing a once-in-a generation pandemic, hit with a virus that changed everything. Thanks to my Administration’s whole-of-government approach, we now have the tools to manage COVID-19 and the virus no longer controls our daily lives. For the last year, I have relied on Dr. Ashish Jha to help…
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on the Updated COVID-19 Global Response and Recovery Framework
Today, the Administration is releasing an updated COVID-19 Global Response and Recovery Framework. The world is in a very different place than when the first U.S. COVID-19 Global Response and Recovery Framework was released in July 2021. At that time, tens of thousands of people were dying from COVID-19 globally every week. Vaccine doses were…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Strategy to Strengthen Global Health Security
Today, the White House launched the U.S. Global Health Security Strategy (GHSS) to protect the health, lives, and economic well-being of the American people and people throughout the world. President Biden came to office determined to guide our country through – and ensure we emerged stronger from – the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic profoundly affected…
An Update on Non-Housing Services Inflation
In a recent blogpost reviewing the latest CPI report, the CEA showed how one significant component of inflation, core services excluding housing (also known as “non-housing services,” or NHS), had recently accelerated. Given the broad decline in inflation—down about two-thirds from its peak in mid-2022—we wanted to take a closer look at what’s driving this…
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Internships
Mission of the USTR American trade policy works toward opening markets throughout the world to create new opportunities and higher living standards for families, farmers, manufacturers, workers, consumers, and businesses. The United States is party to numerous trade agreements with other countries, and is participating in negotiations for new trade agreements with a number of…
Readout of Meeting with Colleges and Universities on Monkeypox and COVID-19 Guidance for a Safe Return to Campus
Yesterday, members of the White House Monkeypox and COVID-19 response teams, as well as representatives from the CDC, met virtually with college presidents, campus health officials, and student affairs professionals from across the country to discuss best practices and measures for colleges and universities to take to curb the spread of Monkeypox and COVID-19. The…
Memorandum on Addressing the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Addressing the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. My Administration has made combating the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
Statement by President Joe Biden on Funding for COVID-19 and Ukraine
Ten days ago, I sent to Congress an urgent proposal to provide needed military, economic, and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. The plan was substantial in size, because the need is substantial: we must stand by Ukraine as it defends itself from Russian aggression. The need is also urgent: I have nearly exhausted the resources given to…
Remarks by President Biden on COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Under Five
Roosevelt Room 3:55 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thanks. As you can tell, I didn’t want to leave the clinic. Those children were wonderful. Thank you, Arseme [sic] — Arsema, and — for that introduction. And Jill and I were honored to visit your clinic today. We met with your fellow nurses…
