Biden Unveils Details of National Pandemic Response Plan

THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A day after his inauguration, President Joe Biden plans to unveil a new, far-reaching pandemic response plan. He'll also issue executive orders that aim to ramp up the production and distribution of COVID-19 tests and vaccines, make schools and travel safer, and help states fight the spread of coronavirus.

"We'll press forward with speed and urgency, for we have much to do in this winter of peril and significant possibilities," Biden said Wednesday. "Much to repair. Much to restore. Much to heal. Much to build, and much to gain."