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Daily US cases, while well below the record Omicron surge levels of last January, have averaged over 67,000 as of January 4 (Photo: PTI)
The increased availability of vaccines and drugs has significantly reduced the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic since the beginning of President Joe Biden’s term, when more than 3,000 Americans were dying per day
The US Health Department on Wednesday raised the status of the COVID-19 pandemic to a public health emergency, allowing millions of Americans to continue to receive free testing, vaccines and treatment.
The emergency was first declared in January 2020, when the coronavirus The pandemic began, and has been renewed every quarter since then. It was supposed to end this week.
The increased availability of vaccines and drugs has significantly reduced the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic since the start of President Joe Biden’s term, when more than 3,000 Americans were dying per day.
But according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hundreds of people a day are dying from the coronavirus in the United States.
Daily US cases, while well below last January’s record Omicron surge levels, have averaged more than 67,000 as of January 4, with nearly 390 COVID-related deaths per day, according to the latest CDC data .
Biden administration officials said in November that the potential for an increase in Covid cases in the winter and the need for more time to transition to a private market for the sale of tests, vaccines and treatments were two factors that contributed to the decision not to overturn it. has contributed. state of emergency in January
When it ends, private insurance and government health plans will pick up COVID health care costs for most Americans.
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