“We didn’t get into this mess overnight, and it will take months to turn this around,” Biden said. “Defeating the virus requires a coordinated nationwide effort.”ADVERTISEMENTBiden officials say they’re hampered by lack of cooperation from the Trump administration during the transition. The U.S. mask order for travel being implemented by Biden will apply to airports and planes, ships, intercity buses, trains and public transportation. Biden is ordering FEMA to reimburse states for the full cost of using their National Guards to set up vaccination centers. As part of his COVID-19 strategy, Biden will order the establishment of a COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force to ensure that minority and underserved communities are not left out of the government’s response.
