NOVID Act 2021-06-08 Introduced in House Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate Act or the NOVID Act

This bill establishes the Pandemic Preparedness and Response Program to coordinate and carry out the U.S. government's global health response to COVID-19, its variants, and other pathogens with pandemic potential.

As part of the program, the bill requires, within 30 days, the development of a comprehensive strategy to end the COVID-19 pandemic. The strategy must outline efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccinations worldwide, including through the immediate release of the COVID-19 vaccine doses that the United States committed to sending abroad.

The bill also requires a long-term strategy for the program to prevent future pandemics.

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