Joe Biden is today meeting with top infectious disease experts, scientists and doctors to discuss COVID-19
Ron Klain, for example, coordinated the US response to the Ebola epidemic under Obama and has been front and center on the Biden campaign’s messaging about the coronavirus. The Biden campaign recently tapped Rohini Kosoglu as senior advisor to Kamala Harris, Biden’s running mate. Kosoglu was an advisor in the Senate during the ACA’s passage.
Dr. Vivek Murthy was surgeon general during Obama’s presidency. Now, he’s a co-chair of Biden’s healthcare team and has helped iron out policy differences between the progressive and centrist wings of the Democratic party. Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a key designer of the Affordable Care Act and bioethicist at the University of Pennsylvania, is on the coronavirus task force.
Part of his plan include a decisive public health response that ensures the wide availability of free testing; the elimination of all cost barriers to preventive care and treatment for COVID-19; the development of a vaccine; and the full deployment and operation of necessary supplies, personnel, and facilities.