President Biden Signs a Series of Executive Orders Applauded by the AMA

The American Medical Association (AMA) celebrated newly inaugurated President Biden for a series of Executive Orders issued during his first hours in office. The orders include a “100-Day National Masking Challenge,” re-joining the World Health Organization (WHO), and coordination of a unified federal response to COVID-19. You can read the full AMA statement here.

In addition to the Executive Orders, President Biden released a 200-page “National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness”. The plan has seven goals, each with a target actions and strategies to achieve those goals. The White House also announced a COVID-19 Response Office which will be responsible for coordination the pandemic response across all federal agencies.