Category: Jeff Zients

Biden Praises Klain, Introduces Zients in Chief of Staff Transition Ceremony

With the outgoing Ron Klain on one side and the incoming Jeff Zients on the other, President Joe Biden delivered remarks in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 1 commemorating the chief of staff transition. Klain, who served as Biden’s chief of staff when he was vice president and then accepted the…


Biden Chief of Staff Steps Down, COVID Response Leader to Take Over Role

White House chief of staff Ron Klain will step down from his role next week and be replaced by Jeff Zients, a former Obama administration official who spearheaded Biden’s coronavirus response team. Klain announced the decision in a letter of resignation on Jan. 27. President Joe Biden confirmed the news in a statement. Klain told…


White House COVID-19 Czar: US Has ‘National Interest’ to Vaccinate Entire World

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients proclaimed that it is in the United States’ “national interest” to get the entire world vaccinated for COVID-19, coming after senators dropped a provision that would provide global funding in a spending package. “It is a real disappointment that there’s no global funding in this bill. This virus…


White House COVID Czar Zients to Step Down

The White House announced Thursday its coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients is stepping down after managing the federal response to the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus for more than a year, which included coordinating the largest-ever government distribution of vaccines. In a statement, President Joe Biden announced that Zients will be replaced by…


White House Unveils New COVID-19 Strategy as Country Moves to ‘A More Normal Routine’

President Joe Biden’s administration on March 2 unveiled a rejiggered COVID-19 strategy he said would help the country get back to “a more normal routine.” The 90-page National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan seeks to reduce severe illness while keeping schools and businesses open. It includes a “test to treat” program that would provide antiviral pills at pharmacies…


White House Unveils New COVID-19 Strategy as US Moves to ‘A More Normal Routine’

The Biden administration on March 2 unveiled a new COVID-19 strategy that President Joe Biden said would help get the United States back to “a more normal routine.” The 90-page National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan seeks to reduce severe illness while keeping schools and businesses open. It includes a “test-to-treat” program that would provide antiviral pills at…


CDC Director Avoids Naming Specific Benchmarks for Changing Mask Guidance

Public health officials are still not offering specific benchmarks that would trigger the easing of recommendations related to COVID-19. At a White House COVID update on Feb. 9, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said there will “come a time when we move from a phase of crisis to a point…


Biden Administration Announces More Tests for Schools

The Biden administration says it will up the number of COVID-19 tests it provides to schools. The White House announced on Wednesday that it will begin sending 5 million rapid tests and 5 million lab-based PCR tests to schools each month. Officials say this will double the amount of testing schools were performing in November….


White House to Unvaccinated: ‘You’re looking at a Winter of Severe Illness and Death”

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients predicts a winter of severe illness and death for Americans who decide to not take the vaccination for the CCP virus, which causes the disease COVID-19. “For the unvaccinated: you’re looking at a winter of severe illness and death,” said Zients during a White House COVID-19 update Friday….


Biden COVID-19 Adviser: Vaccine Mandate on Private Businesses Will Be Ready ‘Soon’

White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said the administration is planning to finalize its vaccine mandate for companies in the near future and claimed the supply chain crunch won’t be worsened because employees will comply. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent the text of the rule requiring firms with 100 or…