Biden Introduces Health Team Led by Becerra, Covid Coordinators
- Biden promises 100 million vaccinations in first 100 days
- Masks to be required on federal property and interstate travel
Joe Biden speaks before announcing his team tasked with dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 8.
Photographer: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
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President-elect Joe Biden unveiled his health team on Tuesday, warning Americans of a “dark winter” but promising to “change the course” of the pandemic within the first 100 days of his administration by reopening schools, requiring masks and offering 100 million vaccinations.
“All I can tell you is the truth: We’re in a very dark winter,” Biden said Tuesday in Wilmington, Delaware. “We did not get into this mess quickly, we’re not going to get out of it quickly, it’s going to take some time, but I’m absolutely convinced that in 100 days we can change the course of the disease.”