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[[File:President Joe Biden visits Kalamazoo, Michigan (03).jpg|thumb|President Biden touring a vaccine manufacturing plant]]
On January 20, 2021, his first day as president, Biden implemented a [[100 Days Masking Challenge|federal mask mandate]], requiring the use of masks and social distancing in all federal buildings, on federal lands, and by federal employees and contractors.<ref>{{cite web |last=Biden |first=Joseph R. |title=Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing |date=January 21, 2021 |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-protecting-the-federal-workforce-and-requiring-mask-wearing/ |publisher=White House |access-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210173328/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-protecting-the-federal-workforce-and-requiring-mask-wearing/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Bradner"/><ref name="Everett-2022" /> Biden also signed an [[executive order]] that reversed the withdrawal of the U.S. from the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO), making Dr. [[Anthony Fauci]] the head of the delegation to the WHO.<ref name="Bradner">{{cite news |last1=Bradner |first1=Eric |last2=Klein |first2=Betsy |title=Biden targets Trump's legacy with first-day executive actions |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/executive-actions-biden/index.html |access-date=January 20, 2021 |work=CNN |date=January 20, 2021 |archive-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207052352/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/executive-actions-biden/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 21, the administration released a 200-page document titled "National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness".<ref>{{cite news|last=Stolberg|first=Sheryl Gay|date=January 21, 2021|title=Live Updates: Biden Set to Unveil Covid Response Plan|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/21/us/joe-biden|access-date=January 21, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121110634/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/21/us/joe-biden|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Biden |first=Joseph R. |title=National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness |website=The White House |date=January 21, 2021 |url=https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/national-strategy-for-the-covid-19-response/c7bd8ecb9308d669/full.pdf |access-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121114155/https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/national-strategy-for-the-covid-19-response/c7bd8ecb9308d669/full.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
According to a report by [[Reuters]], in mid-2021 the Biden administration ended a military-run [[Propaganda in the United States|propaganda]] campaign to spread disinformation about the [[Sinovac Biotech|Sinovac]] Chinese COVID-19 vaccine which had begun in 2020 during the Trump administration.<ref name="Bing-2024">{{Cite news |last1=Bing |first1=Chris |last2=Schechtman |first2=Joel |date=June 14, 2024 |title=Pentagon Ran Secret Anti-Vax Campaign to Undermine China during Pandemic |url=https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/ |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> The campaign was described as "payback" for [[COVID-19 misinformation by China|COVID-19 disinformation by China]] directed against the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Toropin |first=Konstantin |date=2024-06-14 |title=Pentagon Stands by Secret Anti-Vaccination Disinformation Campaign in Philippines After Reuters Report |url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/06/14/pentagon-stands-secret-anti-vaccination-disinformation-campaign-philippines-after-reuters-report.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614223757/https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/06/14/pentagon-stands-secret-anti-vaccination-disinformation-campaign-philippines-after-reuters-report.html |archive-date=2024-06-14 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=[[Military.com]] |language=en}}</ref> Primarily targeting people in the [[Philippines–United States relations|Philippines]], the campaign used fake social media accounts to spread disinformation, including that the Sinovac vaccine contained pork-derived ingredients and was therefore ''[[haram]]'' under [[Sharia|Islamic law]].<ref name="Bing-2024" />
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