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This story is part of a series of articles looking at the health policy challenges the Biden administration will face.
As President-elect Joe Biden has filled out his healthcare team in recent weeks, many familiar faces have emerged. Several picks for top roles and advisers worked with him in President Barack Obama s administration. Others have long histories of government service.
A few key roles require confirmation by the Senate. But with Democrats now having control of the chamber, albeit just barely, those votes are expected to go Biden s way.
Many officials will be focused exclusively on the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which Biden has named as his top priority. They will be tasked with the smoothing out nationwide vaccine distribution and easing ongoing supply chain disruptions for health equipment critical challenges as coronavirus infections and COVID-19 deaths remain at record-high levels.
Everyone would be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by mid-March regardless of how much vaccine is available, under a bill heard by the Assembly Health Committee on Wednesday.
The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 1,522 Wednesday, Jan. 20, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported.
The 7-day averages for new COVID-19 cases and COVID-19 deaths are trending in opposite directions, according to Wisconsin Department of Health Services data.