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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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…
“Weathering the Storm”: Federal Efforts Helped Bolster U.S. Education Standing Among Peer Nations
The OECD released international testing data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). The PISA measures 15-year-olds’ performance in math, science, and reading worldwide every three years.[1] The previous assessment was done in 2018 and the recent release was conducted in 2022–allowing for an examination of COVID’s impact on students and of global recovery…
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: 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…
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)…
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…
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…
