Wednesday marked a year to the day since the first case of the virus was recorded in the United States
The United States recorded its second deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday with the deaths of 4,409 Americans.
* President Joe Biden is signing 10 new executive orders and directives Thursday on tackling COVID * He already signed an order mandating that masks are worn in federal buildings and one for interstate travel including planes will follow
* Administration plans to open 100 vaccination centers, plus push vaccines into pharmacies
* It is targeting 100 million shots in 100 days - but distribution under Trump's Operation Warp Speed has already been beset by problems
* More than 35.9 million doses have been manufactured but just about half - 16.5 million - have been distributed
* Defense Production Act will be used to manufacture N95 masks, personal protective equipment, vaccine ingredients and the equipment used to administer them
* COVID death toll pass 400,000 on the eve of Biden being sworn in and the CDC is warning of the total reaching more than 500,000 within a month
President Joe Biden will sign a series of executive orders and take other actions Thursday intended to dramatically expand vaccine production and distribution – to push forward his goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans in his first 100 days in office.
They came after he signed a federal mask mandate meaning that masks are now compulsory on all federal property.
A second is set to follow today for all interstate travel including planes, trains and buses.
The actions and orders are the beginning of an effort to revamp the administration's policy to push out the vaccine, with 400,000 Americans already having succumbed to COVID-19, and new mutations already spreading in the country.
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WNU Editor: On a positive note, infection numbers in the U.S. have been going down. On a negative note, the projected fatality numbers are going to increase .... CDC predicts COVID-19 will kill another 104,000 Americans in the first 24 days of Biden's presidency with fears the death toll could rise as high as 508,000 by February 13 (Daily Mail).
As for President Biden's Covid plan. His team knows they must address this crisis because failure would cripple their agenda. And as for the plan itself. Aside from mandating masks in federal buildings and planes, there is really nothing new. PPEs are already being manufactured at an incredible rate as per former President Trump's executive orders. And like President Trump's order to ramp up vaccine production, President Biden's plan will also not solve the problem as quickly as they wish it could be. There is a global demand for billions of doses right now, and this vaccine shortage crisis will only be resolved with time as manufacturers ramp up production. And as for only half of the vaccines being distributed. That is also not a surprise. Many are holding back their supplies to make sure they have enough stock to administer a second dose within 3 to 4 weeks as recommended by the vaccine manufacturers.
President Biden's executive order also does not address the newest nightmare scenario. The real threat that these new and deadlier Covid-19 variants may be resistant to the current supply of vaccines.
President Biden's executive order concerning Covid-19 is here .... Executive Order on Organizing and Mobilizing the United States Government to Provide a Unified and Effective Response to Combat COVID-19 and to Provide United States Leadership on Global Health and Security (White House).
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