James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:33 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, so today in the press briefing we are saying goodbye to two of our amazing interns. I think they’re here somewhere. MS. FELDMAN: We’re in the back. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Ah, there they go. (Laughter.) Cate…
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Press Briefing By Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre And Covid-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:26 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, so today is National Coming Out Day. And so, I wanted to start by sharing my own coming out story. Like so many in the LGBTQ community, coming out wasn’t an easy thing to…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Steps to Crack Down on Nursing Homes that Endanger Resident Safety
Biden Administration Delivers on the President’s State of the Union Promise with Proposed Federal Minimum Staffing Requirements, Tougher Enforcement Initiatives, and Efforts to Expand Nursing Workforce The nursing home industry receives nearly $100 billion annually from American taxpayers, yet too many nursing homes chronically understaff their facilities—resulting in poor, substandard care that endangers residents. When…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 2:40 P.M. EDT DR. JHA: Good afternoon, everybody. My name is Ashish Jha, and I am the COVID-19 Response Coordinator for the White House. First of all, apologies for the technical delays getting us started, but I am excited and delighted to get going this afternoon with two familiar faces, two colleagues who…
Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Launches COVID.gov, a New One-Stop Shop Website for Vaccines, Tests, Treatments, Masks, and the Latest COVID-19 Information
Website will Feature a New Test-to-Treat Locator Tool to Help People Access the Over 2,000 Locations that Offer COVID-19 Tests and Antiviral Pills at One Convenient Location Administration Continues to Urge Congress to Provide Funding Immediately to Help Keep These Life-Saving Protections Readily Available to All Today, the Biden Administration is launching COVID.gov, a new…
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Passing of Former President Sebastián Piñera of Chile
Jill and I join the people of Chile in grieving the tragic loss of former President Sebastián Piñera of Chile. Driven by a sense of passion and purpose, President Piñera was committed to forging a more secure and prosperous future for Chile. He worked tirelessly to grow Chile’s economy and advocate for his nation on…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:21 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Tuesday. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, before I turn things over to Jake, I have a couple of updates at the top, and then we’ll get this going. So, this afternoon, President Biden will award the Medal of Honor,…
A Proclamation on Remembering the 1,000,000 Americans Lost to COVID-19
Today, we mark a tragic milestone: one million American lives lost to COVID-19. One million empty chairs around the dinner table. Each an irreplaceable loss. Each leaving behind a family, a community, and a Nation forever changed because of this pandemic. Jill and I pray for each of them. As a Nation, we must not…
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Clean Indoor Air Resources Indoor Air Quality EPA: Indoor Air Quality EPA: Indoor Air and Coronavirus (COVID-19) EPA: Ventilation and Coronavirus (COVID-19) EPA: Air Cleaners, HVAC Filters, and Coronavirus (COVID-19) CDC: Interactive Ventilation Tool The Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Scientific Findings Resource Bank CDC: Ventilation in Buildings OSHA: Ventilation in the Workplace OSHA: Improving Indoor…
U.S. FACT SHEET: The 2nd Global COVID-19 Summit:
Preventing Complacency and Prioritizing Preparedness Today, the United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia, and Senegal convened other heads of state and world leaders from international organizations, the private sector, philanthropies, non-government organizations, and other partners for the 2nd Global COVID-19 Summit. The United States issued a call to redouble global efforts to control the COVID-19…
