{"id":1980211,"date":"2023-07-22T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T14:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-announces-new-pandemic-response-office\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T10:04:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T14:04:13","slug":"white-house-announces-new-pandemic-response-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-announces-new-pandemic-response-office\/","title":{"rendered":"White House introduces new pandemic response office."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fwhite-house-announces-new-pandemic-response-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=1980211&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--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<h2>The \u200dBiden Administration Launches New Office\u200d to Combat Pandemics<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden administration is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidencession-half-of-u-s-companies-preparing-for-job-cuts\/\" title=\"Bidencession: Half of U.S. Companies Preparing for Job Cuts\">taking proactive steps<\/a> to \u200censure the country\u2063 is \u200dbetter\u2064 prepared for future pandemics. The White House recently announced the launch of the Office\u200d of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR), a permanent office that will\u2063 lead and coordinate actions related to pandemic preparedness \u2062and response.<\/p>\n<p>Under \u200cthe leadership of retired Major General Paul Friedrichs, who currently\u2063 serves as the \u200dSpecial Assistant to the President \u2063and Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense at the National Security Council, the OPPR will address potential public health \u2064threats and outbreaks from various diseases, including COVID-19, polio, RSV, avian and human\u200c influenza, and Mpox.<\/p>\n<p>The new department will oversee the development, manufacturing, and procurement of next-generation medical countermeasures, utilizing emerging technologies. Collaborating\u2063 with the Department\u200b of\u200b Health and Human Services (HHS), the \u200boffice will focus on the creation of next-generation vaccines and treatments for public health\u2063 threats like COVID-19.<\/p>\n<h3>World Health Organization&#8217;s Pandemic Accord<\/h3>\n<p>In parallel with these efforts, the World Health Organization (WHO) is working on a global convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. The aim \u200bof this accord is to enhance resilience to pandemics, support the prevention, detection, and response to outbreaks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-amazon-regularly-forces-employees-to-confess-unconscious-racial-bias\/\" title=\"Whistleblower: Amazon Regularly Forces Employees To Confess Unconscious Racial Bias\">ensure equitable access<\/a> to countermeasures, and strengthen\u200d global coordination through a more accountable WHO.<\/p>\n<p>The convention, which will have both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fleeing-the-coup-boris-jets-to-ukraine-amid-calls-to-resign-over-partygate-report\/\" title=\"Fleeing the Coup: Boris Jets to Ukraine Amid Calls to Resign over Partygate Report\">legally-binding<\/a> \u2062and non-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-private-garden-wedding-violated-church-law-experts-say\/\" title=\"Prince Harry And Meghan Markle\u2019s Private Garden \u2018Wedding\u2019 Violated Church Law, Experts Say\">legally binding<\/a> components, will exist under the \u2062WHO constitution.\u2064 Member states\u2062 will have the authority to decide the terms of the accord, including whether its provisions will be legally binding.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that the WHO&#8217;s authority to determine national health policies \u2062and \u2063adopt conventions\u200d on health is outlined in its constitution. This includes the power to adopt rules regarding sanitary and quarantine requirements \u200cduring global outbreaks.<\/p>\n<p>While the relationship between the Biden administration&#8217;s OPPR and the WHO&#8217;s pandemic accord is unclear, it is worth mentioning that Senator\u200c Ron Johnson has introduced a bill that would require any international pandemic agreement \u2062by the\u2062 WHO to be ratified by the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<h2>America&#8217;s Response \u2064to COVID-19<\/h2>\n<p>Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government has\u2062 implemented various measures to \u2063control and mitigate its \u2064impact. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-announces-new-pandemic-response-office\/\" title=\"White House introduces new pandemic response office.\">measures include nationwide emergency\u2063 declarations<\/a>, state-imposed shutdowns, social distancing \u2064guidelines, and\u200c mask \u200crecommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC).<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bestablishment of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness\u200b and \u2063Response Policy reflects the Biden administration&#8217;s commitment to ensuring the country is better equipped to handle future health crises. By collaborating with international organizations like the WHO and implementing comprehensive\u200b strategies domestically, the\u2062 United States aims to strengthen its \u2062ability to respond effectively \u200dto pandemics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preparedness to enhance our ability to tackle major health crises. This move reflects the President&#8217;s dedication to improving our pandemic readiness since assuming office. The new office will play a crucial role in safeguarding the nation against future threats, prioritizing preparedness and response strategies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":1980212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1980211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1980211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1980212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1980211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1980211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1980211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}