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Biden Introduces Top Health Care Officials as US COVID-19 Cases Soar

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden introduced his top health
   care officials on Tuesday, all of whom will quickly face the country's
   grim world-leading coronavirus statistics: nearly 15 million infections
   and more than 283,000 deaths.

   Biden, set to be [1]inaugurated January 20, vowed an all-out fight to
   control the pandemic and called on Americans to wear face masks in
   public for the first 100 days of his presidency. The number of new U.S.
   coronavirus cases is soaring, reaching 200,000 or more on some days.

   While many Americans in some parts of the country have resisted wearing
   face masks, Biden said in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, that
   doing so was "not a political statement. It's a patriotic act."

   Biden also set a goal of administering 100 million vaccination shots
   during his first 100 days in office and ensuring most of the country's
   schools reopen in that same time frame. Many now conduct classes
   virtually,but studies have shown that struggling students have fallen
   further behind their classmates with online learning replacing
   classroom instruction.

   Biden called health care "a right for all, not a privilege for a few."

   He said he would "spare not a single effort to get this pandemic under
   control."

References

   1. https://www.voanews.com/episode/biden-team-plans-pandemic-inauguration-4511231

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