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The United States' response to the COVID-19 pandemic with consists of various measures by the medical community; the federal, state, and local governments; the military; and the private sector.
These findings describe why the United States has failed to contain COVID-19 effectively to-date and can serve as a reference in the continued response to COVID-19 and future pandemics. Key words: COVID-19 timeline, federal government response, trimodal peak
- Mathew Alexander, Lynn Unruh, Andriy Koval, William Belanger
- 10.1017/S1744133121000116
- 2021
- Health Econ Policy Law. 2021 Mar 5 : 1-14.
Mar 11, 2021 · Scientific American interviewed scientists and public health experts about the biggest mistakes in the U.S.’s response, some of the key successes and the lingering questions that still need...
State, territorial, tribal, and local governments responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with various declarations of emergency, closure of schools and public meeting places, lockdowns, and other restrictions intended to slow the progression of the virus.
State/territoryState Of Emergency DeclaredStay At Home OrderedStay At Home Order Lifted [8]March 13April 4April 30March 11March 28April 21January 29NoN/aMarch 11March 31May 15In the United States, there have been 103,436,829 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,189,083 confirmed deaths, the most of any country, and the 17th highest per capita worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic ranks as the deadliest disaster in the country's history.
The United States remains committed to leading the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic by launching the COVID-19 Global Action Plan, donating vaccines, and helping every country build back better.
This paper describes major events and findings from the domestic response to COVID-19 from January to November 2020, including on preventing transmission, COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, ensuring sufficient physical infrastructure and healthcare workforce, paying for services, and governance.
