It Never Ends: Biden Admin Extends COVID Public Health Emergency Months After He Declared Pandemic Over
The White House Department of Health and Human Services extended the COVID-19 status of emergency.
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Wednesday’s announcement of the decision was made via a declaration, titled “Renewal of Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists.”
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, July 13, 2020
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The complete text of The declaration reads:
“As a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, on this date and after consultation with public health officials as necessary, I, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, pursuant to the authority vested in me under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, do hereby renew, effective January 11, 2023, the January 31, 2020, determination by former Secretary Alex M. Azar II, that he previously renewed on April 21, 2020, July 23, 2020, October 2, 2020, and January 7, 2021, and that I renewed on April 15, 2021, July 19, 2021, October 15, 2021, January 14, 2022, April 12, 2022, July 15, 2022, and October 13, 2022, that a public health emergency exists and has existed since January 27, 2020, nationwide.”
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HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks in Washington, June 28, 2022.
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President Biden said During a September 2022 television interview, the COVID-19 Pandemic was discussed “is over.”
“Is the pandemic over?,” a reporter asked Biden. “The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still doing a lot of work on it,” Biden responded.
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Vice President Kamala Harris, President Biden and other members of the Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access meet at the White House on Oct. 4, 2022.
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Biden made the remarks during an interview on CBS. “60 Minutes,” This was his first interview in seven months with a news agency.
“If you notice, no one’s wearing a mask, everybody seems to be in pretty good shape,” Biden continued his remarks as he walked through Detroit Auto Show.
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