President Biden announces 6-prong strategy to combat COVID-19
September 9, 2021
President Joe Biden announced his 6-prong national strategy to combat COVID-19.
Here are highlights:
1. Vaccinate the unvaccinated
2. Further protect the vaccinated with booster shots
3. Keep schools open
4. Increased testing & requiring masking
5. Economic recovery
6. Improving care for those sick with COVID-19
The Federal Government began requiring vaccinations for federal employees in July. The President now plans to use regulatory powers and other actions to force Americans to be required to be vaccinated to be in the workplace.
This includes:
- Requiring all employers with 100+ employees to ensure their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly
- Requiring vaccinations for all federal workers and for millions of contractors that do business with the federal government
- Requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for over 17 million health care workers at Medicare and Medicaid participating hospitals and other health care settings
- Calling on large entertainment venues to require proof of vaccination or testing for entry
- Requiring employers to provide paid time off to get vaccinated
The new plan will require all school staff, employees, and eligible students to be vaccinated and implement strong universal indoor mask requirements, social distancing, and regular screening testing of staff and students. The administration is also actively encouraging research on a vaccine for youth under the age of 12.
Under the President’s plan, masking requirements will remain in place for those using public transportation such as airplanes, trains, intercity buses, and maritime vessels. President Biden’s plan will double fines for those not in compliance. It also continues the masking and social distancing requirements on federal lands, buildings, military bases, and oversees locations.
The new plan will make more loan money available to small businesses, delay repayment requirements, and gives additional streamlining for Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness.
The plan will increase the number of healthcare workers available to respond to areas where COVID-19 cases are surging and hospital caseloads are straining local health care capacity.
Additional announcements will be made in the weeks to come on the President’s plans to combat the pandemic globally.
Click on this link for more details: Path Out of the Pandemic – President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan whitehouse.gov
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