Republicans Want Biden , to End COVID-19, as a Public Health Emergency.<br />NPR reports Congressional Republicans <br />have asked President Biden to no longer designate the coronavirus pandemic <br />as a public health emergency (PHE).<br />The lawmakers say due to increased access to vaccines and improved efficacy <br />of COVID-19 treatments, it's time for <br />the United States to get back to normal.<br />As the surge of the Omicron variant has <br />subsided, many believe the Biden administration should begin plotting a course towards the <br />hopeful late stages of the pandemic.<br />We're moving toward a time when COVID won't disrupt our daily lives, , Statement from Jeffrey Zients, <br />White House COVID response coordinator, via NPR.<br />... a time when COVID won't be <br />a constant crisis but rather <br />will be something we can protect against and treat. , Statement from Jeffrey Zients, <br />White House COVID response coordinator, via NPR.<br />Though numbers have started dropping,<br />seven-day averages <br />show 2,300 deaths per day.<br />Today we call on your administration to do what so <br />many states and other countries already have: accept that <br />COVID-19 is endemic, , GOP's letter to President Biden, via NPR.<br />recognize that current heavy-handed government interventions are doing <br />more harm than good, , GOP's letter to President Biden, via NPR.<br />and immediately begin the process by which we unwind the PHE so our country can get back to normal. , GOP's letter to President Biden, via NPR.<br />The more than 70 House Republicans <br />who signed the letter asked that <br />Biden submit a pandemic exit strategy <br />to Congress by March 15.<br />The more than 70 House Republicans <br />who signed the letter asked that <br />Biden submit a pandemic exit strategy <br />to Congress by March 15
