The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Monday the Biden administration is keeping the COVID-19 public health emergency in place, even after President Joe Biden said last week the pandemic is over. An HHS spokesperson told the Daily Caller the administration still plans to keep the COVID-19 public health emergency in place beyond Oct. 13, when it is set to expire if not extended. Some in GOP are asking — if pandemic is truly “over” — why the Biden administration would continue its public health emergency for covid, which is set to expire next month. The Biden administration would have needed to provide notice by mid-August to meet the 60-day deadline of Oct. 13. (RELATED: Biden Declaring The Pandemic ‘Over’ Stunned White House Officials: REPORT)“The pandemic is over.

Source: Washington Post September 20, 2022 01:00 UTC