{"id":1979605,"date":"2023-07-21T14:44:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T18:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-taps-retired-air-force-major-general-to-lead-new-white-house-pandemic-office\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T14:45:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T18:45:39","slug":"biden-taps-retired-air-force-major-general-to-lead-new-white-house-pandemic-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-taps-retired-air-force-major-general-to-lead-new-white-house-pandemic-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden selects ex-Air Force major general to head new White House pandemic office."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-taps-retired-air-force-major-general-to-lead-new-white-house-pandemic-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1979605&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President Joe Biden\u2062 Selects \u2063Retired Air Force Major General Paul Friedrichs as Director of the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness\u200d and Response Policy<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden has chosen retired Air Force Major General Paul Friedrichs to \u200clead the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and \u2063Response Policy (OPPR). This appointment marks a significant step \u2064in the \u2064administration&#8217;s efforts to combat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-each-of-bidens-42-executive-orders-will-actually-do\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s What Each Of Biden\u2019s 42 Executive Orders Will Actually Do\">public health threats<\/a> and strengthen pandemic preparedness.<\/p>\n<p>Friedrichs, a former \u200cmilitary combat surgeon, will join the OPPR\u2063 team on August 7. Currently serving as the\u2062 senior director for global health security\u2062 and biodefense at the National Security Council, Friedrichs \u2062brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role.<\/p>\n<h3>Continuing the Fight Against COVID-19<\/h3>\n<p>OPPR&#8217;s establishment comes shortly\u2063 after the departure of Dr. Ashish Jha, Biden&#8217;s \u200dprevious COVID-19\u2064 czar, and the rest of the coronavirus response team. With\u2062 Friedrichs at \u2064the helm, the office\u2062 will build upon the progress made in \u200daddressing the\u200b ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s spending packages paved the way for the \u2062creation of OPPR in 2022.\u2064 As a permanent office, OPPR \u2064will collaborate with Congress to secure funding for future pandemic \u2062preparedness\u200b initiatives.<\/p>\n<h3>Coordinating the Domestic Response<\/h3>\n<p>The White House stated, \u200c&#8221;The\u2063 Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy will coordinate the Administration&#8217;s domestic response to public health threats that have pandemic potential, or \u200bmay cause significant disruption, and strengthen domestic pandemic preparedness.&#8221; This includes addressing various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-monkeypox-outbreak\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s Everything You Need To Know About The Monkeypox Outbreak\">public health outbreaks<\/a> \u200band threats, \u2063such as COVID-19, Mpox, polio, avian and human influenza, and\u2062 RSV.<\/p>\n<p>OPPR\u2063 will fulfill its statutory\u200d obligations by providing Congress with a biennial Preparedness Review and Report, as well as a \u2063Preparedness Outlook Report every five years.<\/p>\n<h3>Advancing Vaccine and\u2062 Treatment Research<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to its\u200d coordination efforts, \u2064OPPR will oversee federal initiatives focused on researching and developing next-generation vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 and other viruses. This commitment to innovation and progress\u200b will \u2064further enhance the nation&#8217;s ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-taps-retired-air-force-major-general-to-lead-new-white-house-pandemic-office\/\" title=\"Biden selects ex-Air Force major general to head new White House pandemic office.\">combat future public health threats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The White \u200bHouse emphasized that the investments made in COVID-19\u2064 vaccines, tests, and treatments during the height of the pandemic will continue to \u200bbe\u2064 leveraged by OPPR in its\u200c ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19\u200c and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simon-schuster-announces-forthcoming-childrens-book-about-dr-fauci\/\" title=\"Simon &#038; Schuster Announces Forthcoming Children\u2019s Book About Dr. Fauci\">public health challenges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden&#8217;s selection of \u2064Major General\u200d Paul Friedrichs and the\u2063 establishment of the\u200d White\u200c House Office of Pandemic Preparedness\u200b and Response Policy demonstrate the administration&#8217;s \u2064unwavering commitment\u2063 to protecting the nation&#8217;s\u200d health and well-being.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>as the inaugural director of the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy. President Biden appointed retired Air Force Major General Paul Friedrichs, a former combat surgeon, for the role. 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