Three years later…
On May 11, Joe Biden will end all emergencies related to Covid-19.
“An abrupt end to the emergency declaration would create widespread chaos and uncertainty throughout the health care system — for states, for hospitals and doctors’ offices, and, most importantly, for tens of millions of Americans,” OMB wrote in an Administration Policy Statement.
The lifting of the Covid emergency also means that people will have to pay out-of-pocket costs for Covid tests, vaccines and treatments.
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The AP reported:
President Joe Biden notified Congress on Monday that he will end the dual national emergencies to fight COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned to closer to normal nearly three years after they were first declared.
The move to end the national and public health emergency declarations would formally restructure the federal response to the coronavirus to treat the virus as an endemic public health threat that can be managed through regular agency bodies.
It comes as lawmakers have already scrapped elements of emergency coverage that kept millions of Americans covered during the pandemic. Combined with the withdrawal of most federal money to help with the COVID-19 disease, it would also move vaccine and treatment development away from the direct management of the federal government.
Biden’s announcement comes in a statement opposing resolutions introduced by House Republicans this week to end the state of emergency immediately. House Republicans are also preparing to launch an investigation into the federal government’s response to COVID-19.