(CNN) – President Joe Biden Covit-19 announced on Thursday a series of new measures aimed at combating the epidemic and protecting Americans from delta and omigran species.
In a speech at the National Institutes of Health, Biden described the administration’s nine-day plan a day after officials confirmed it. The first case Record of Omigran variant in California, USA.
“We created this program with the concerted advice of all of you, and it does not include shutdowns or locks, but a wide range of vaccines, boosters, testing and more,” Biden said.
Travel control
Based on the new Restrictions Earlier this week, after traveling through areas affected by the spread of the Omigran variant, Biden announced new steps to tighten the pre-departure Covit-19 test protocol for all incoming international travelers who must undergo a negative test within one day of departure. United States.
At this time, although US citizens traveling by air globally or domestically do not need the vaccine, any foreigner traveling to the United States must be fully vaccinated.
The management had earlier formally announced plans to extend the requirement for wearing a mask for domestic travel, originally expiring in January, until mid-March. The order, which has already been extended this summer, comes amid widespread reports of it being applied to travel on rail and other public transport and refusing to comply with orders for unruly passengers to wear masks.
More vaccines, another move announced by Biden
Management is increasing as planned The purpose of vaccines. This includes working with the Department of Health and Human Services, the AARP and the Department of Medicare, to quickly receive the approximately 100 million Americans who are eligible for the Kovit-19 vaccine, including launching a nationwide public education campaign. , With transportation benefits to get vaccinations and booster appointments for local status and “most vulnerable and most at-risk older Americans”.
The administration will release measures aimed at keeping schools open, protecting children 5 years of age and older from Covit-19, and increasing immunization rates among children.
“So far, we have already vaccinated more than 4 million children between the ages of 5 and 11, and 15 million adolescents. Vaccinating our children protects them, opens schools and protects everyone around them,” House Blanca explained. Reporters this Wednesday.
As part of those efforts, management will begin “Family Vaccine Clinics” with the goal of simultaneously providing vaccines and boosters to entire families, and the Health Resources and Services Administration will provide “Family Vaccine Days” at community health centers across the country. And the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which provides mobile vaccination clinics to reach inaccessible communities.
The administration is releasing a “Safe Schools Checklist” so that schools can safely promote vaccination and incentive efforts and prevent outbreaks in schools through the new Guide to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Biden announced new measures to export the vaccine, accelerating deliveries to high-risk countries, including 200 million additional doses over the next 100 days, while boosting vaccine production to boost global production potential.
Another Biden move: More evidence
The president’s announcement will also outline new steps to increase the Govt test, including the news that private insurers will have to reimburse more than 150 million Americans for home inspection costs that come under private insurance for more than 150 million Americans.
In addition, community sites such as health centers and rural clinics are doubling their September commitment to offering free home trials for those who are not under private insurance, and 50 million euros for 25 million free trials on social sites.
The president announced the deployment of more than 60 Winter Govt Emergency Response Committees in the states to combat the nationwide spread of Kovit-19 cases and uprisings, expanding a program from the summer and fall.
“Response teams have helped 27 states and two regions respond to the delta uprising by addressing critical needs in the state,” the senior executive told reporters Wednesday.
“To date, we have hired more than 2,000 people, increased more than 3,200 ventilators and other supplies, and provided more than 2.3 million life – saving monoclonal antibody treatments. Said the officer.
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