Biden Ramps Up Covid Fight With Orders Nixing Trump Policies
- New administration moving to improve vaccine supply chain
- Biden lays groundwork to invoke Defense Production Act
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U.S. President Joe Biden in his first full day in office issued a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor’s most heavily criticized policies.
Biden signed orders on Thursday designed to overhaul and unify the U.S. approach to virus testing, use federal powers to stabilize the supply chain for critical medical supplies, and boost the government’s ability to provide rapid and equitable vaccine distribution.