Everything You Need To Know About The Biden-Harris Plan To Combat The COVID-19 Pandemic
What to know about the seven-point plan to curb COVID-19
Even as the United States approached 25 million COVID-19 cases in January along with 406,000 COVID-19 related deaths; only 2.1 million people have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine- this represents less than 0.7% of the total United States population.
For the U.S. to reach herd immunity, it’s estimated that 75% of the population must have immunity via natural infection or vaccination - the latter is preferred.
On Thursday, January 21, 2020, the new Biden-Harris Administration released a 21-page strategy to combat the pandemic titled “National Strategy for the Covid-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness”. The plan comprises seven key points that we have summarized in this article.
Restore trust with the American people
The administration is planning to establish a decision-making structure driven by science and data. Experts from the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) will also have a more frequent cadence to brief the public. A set of response indicators will be established and shared with the public. The CDC will still maintain a county-level COVID-19 dashboard. Disadvantaged communities will be prioritized and nationwide public health campaigns will be rolled out to kickstart the efforts.
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Khang T. Vuong received his Master of Healthcare Administration from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University. He was named Forbes Healthcare 2021 30 under 30. Vuong spoke at Stanford Medicine X, HIMSS conference, and served as a Fellow at the Bon Secours Health System.