President Biden signs health-related COVID-19 executive actions

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Key Takeaways

During his first few days in office, President Joe Biden has signed a number of executive actions addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. The actions are diverse in scope but focus on expanding testing capacity, improving vaccine distribution and providing sufficient supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE). The executive actions are relevant to counties who are serving on the frontlines of the pandemic and indicate what counties can expect from the Biden administration’s response to the current public health emergency.

Among the most relevant health-related executive actions taken by President Biden are:

These actions all carry implications for counties as they execute their own COVID-19 response plans at the local level, and will help to provide the resources necessary for successfully providing for the health of their residents. Counties need strong federal and state partners in order to successfully respond to the pandemic and ensure the health and economic wellbeing of their residents. NACo will continue to monitor the executive actions taken by President Biden and work with his administration to help implement a COVID-19 response strategy that values the role of local governments.

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