COVID-19 and Public Health Preparedness and Response
Revokes COVID-19 Orders and Moves Duties to Pandemic Office
What it does
The order directs that COVID-19 response duties be transferred to the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response and the Coordinator positions terminated.
Real-world impact
- Ends prior executive COVID-19 rules on hoarding, mask-wearing, and travel.
- Shifts pandemic coordination responsibilities to the pandemic preparedness office.
- Ends the COVID-19 Response Coordinator positions in the Executive Office of the President.
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Summary
This order revokes three earlier COVID-19 executive orders and transfers the responsibilities of the COVID-19 Response Coordinator to the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response. It also terminates the COVID-19 Response Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator positions established by prior orders.
The change affects the presidential office that coordinates pandemic policy and the federal departments and agencies that rely on that coordination. The order says it will be implemented consistent with law and available appropriations and does not create enforceable legal rights for individuals.
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