Hard truths and important facts : Biden pushes for coronavirus testing reset with $50 billion plan Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY
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President Joe Biden seeks to reset the nation’s inconsistent coronavirus testing efforts with a $50 billion plan and more federal oversight.
Biden’s plan calls for a newly created Pandemic Testing Board to coordinate a “clear, unified approach” to testing for COVID-19, a marked difference from the Trump administration’s policy of states establishing their own plans with federal support.
Laboratories have ramped up production to more than 2 million tests each day, but stubborn problems persist. Some labs struggle to complete timely tests – particularly when demand surges – because of shortages of critical supplies.
We are just two days into a new administration, and there are already some big changes underway. President Biden says his main focus is ending COVID-19 and getting the country.
Nathan Grebil takes the temperature of a fourth-grader during a health screening in October at Bel Aire Elementary School in Tiburon, Calif. Credit: San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images
Biden Announces Executive Actions Meant To Help Reopen Schools By
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President Biden has called reopening schools a national emergency and said he wants to see most K-12 schools in the United States open during his first 100 days in office, which would be between now and April.
On Thursday, he announced he would sign several executive actions, including measures meant to push the process along.
These come after actions signed on Wednesday geared toward improving college access and providing relief for student loan borrowers.