The White House says President Biden signed legislation on Monday that ended the national emergency for Covid-19.
The coronavirus national emergency was declared three years ago and the Republican-led house allowed it to expire Monday with a voice vote. President Joe Biden’s signature on this bill, which ended all of his predecessor’s declarations of national emergencies, was welcomed by many. This marks an important milestone for the country as it moves towards recovery from COVID-19 and the end of Donald Trump’s health emergency declarations.
The White House has stated that this is a positive step forward in helping those affected by COVID-19 and will help to prevent a grave disservice to our citizens who have suffered due to this pandemic. President Joe Biden is doing his best to provide relief to Americans who have suffered during this pandemic and he is taking an important step forward in helping them recover from these difficult times. He recognizes how much of an impact the pandemic has had on our nation’s citizens and he wants to ensure they are taken care of moving forward.
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“Today, the U.S. government is releasing the National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan – which will enable America to move forward safely, sustaining and building on the progress we’ve made over the past 13 months. This plan lays out the roadmap to help us fight COVID-19 in the future as we begin to get back to our more normal routines. We look to a future when Americans no longer fear lockdowns, shutdowns, and our kids not going to school. It’s a future when the country relies on the powerful layers of protection we have built and invests in the next generation of tools to stay ahead of this virus,” the statement read on the White House website.
“As a result, today, the vast majority of Americans have the protection of a vaccine – with 215 million Americans fully vaccinated, and an estimated two-thirds of eligible adults having received their booster shot. Vaccinated and boosted people are 41 times less like to die of COVID-19 than unvaccinated individuals. And America’s unprecedented vaccination campaign has saved lives: a December 2021 estimate suggested that vaccines saved over 1 million American lives and successfully prevented over 10 million hospitalizations.
Make no mistake, as America moves forward we will leave no one behind. Equity will remain at the very center of our path forward in the fight against COVID-19. And we will be there to support Americans with the long-term impacts of COVID-19, including people experiencing Long COVID or mental and behavioral health challenges; as well as families suffering from the tragedy of losing someone they loved.”
The resolution passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress with only 17 Republican members voting against it. This shows how Republicans and Democrats were able to come together despite their differences to make sure Joe Biden could officially end the 19 National Emergency declared by Donald Trump more than a year ago.