US President-elect Barack joseph robinette announced his plan to fight the COVID-19 epidemic within 100 days after taking office in January next year, including vaccinating 100 million Americans with COVID-19 vaccine, calling on Americans to wear masks voluntarily, and allowing most schools to resume offline teaching.
[Three Goals]
Biden said at a press conference held in Wilmington, Delaware, on the 8th that within 100 days after he took office, the three top priorities of the new administration to fight the epidemic were to appeal to all Americans to wear masks voluntarily, to commit to vaccinating 100 million Americans with COVID-19 vaccine and to promote the resumption of offline teaching in most schools.
Biden said that he will use the power of the federal government to promote the wearing of masks, including requiring people to wear masks in federal office buildings and when traveling across the state by plane, train and bus.
"In 100 days, we can change the epidemic situation and make life better," he said. "No matter what political views you hold, wear a mask for 100 days."
According to the U.S. Constitution, when it comes to public health and safety, state and local governments bear the primary responsibility. Biden said on the 8 th that he would call on the governor and mayor to implement similar epidemic prevention measures.
[Difficult road ahead]
The United States is the country with the worst COVID-19 epidemic in the world, with more than 15 million confirmed cases and more than 285,000 deaths. The Associated Press reported that there are currently more than 200,000 new confirmed cases and more than 2,200 new deaths in the United States, and the medical system is under tremendous pressure.
Reuters reports that after Biden takes office on January 20th next year, fighting the COVID-19 epidemic will be the main task in the first few months of his presidency. Large-scale vaccination will help the US government turn its attention to economic recovery.
Biden said on the 8 th that his transition team found some shortcomings when reviewing the Trump administration vaccination program. He called on Congress to pass the corresponding bill to fund large-scale vaccination programs.
Biden’s transition team announced the candidates for public health and anti-epidemic officials of the new government on the 7th, including the nomination of California Attorney General Javier Becerra as the next government minister of health and human services, and the nomination of infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci as the chief medical adviser.
When talking about Biden’s "100-day Anti-epidemic Plan" on the 8th, Fauci said that this plan is "bold but feasible, and it is very important to help the public avoid unnecessary risks and save lives". "The road ahead is not easy. We will face many difficult and demanding jobs. " (Du Fu) (special feature of Xinhua News Agency)