Biden-Harris Presidential Transition

IDSA and HIVMA policy recommendations for the Biden-Harris transition teams to strengthen the response to the coronavirus pandemic and to address key priorities.  

COVID-19 Priorities

• IDSA and HIVMA Write to Incoming White House COVID-19 Response Coordinators
  IDSA and HIVMA offer to serve as a resource and support their work on a range of issues including strengthening the nation’s vaccination strategy, promoting universal mask use, strengthening testing capacity and optimizing therapeutics and clinical trial infrastructure.
• IDSA and HIVMA Write to Biden COVID-19 Advisory Board Leaders
  The Society congratulated the Biden COVID-19 Advisory Board Co-chairs and offered the members frontline expertise and experience to strengthen the national response to the coronavirus pandemic.
• IDSA and HIVMA letter to President-elect Joe Biden
  IDSA and HIVMA offer their membership’s expertise as President-elect Biden prepares for the transition and takes on the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and other infectious diseases threats.

Transition Policy Priorities

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

  Policy recommendations submitted to review teams preparing HHS agencies and offices for the transition.
  
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency Review Team Cover Letter
  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)/Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Health Resources and Services Administration
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and Services
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• Global Health 

  • Recommendations on Global Health for State Department Review Team
    IDSA and HIVMA provide key recommendations on global health programs at the Department of State in this letter to the Biden transition review team for the Department.
  • Recommendations on Global Health Programs for the USAID Review Team
    IDSA and HIVMA provide recommendations on strengthening global HIV, TB, malaria and global health security programs at the U.S. Agency for International Development in this letter to the Biden transition’s agency review team.
    
    

• White House Executive Office of the President & Office of Management and Budget

  • IDSA recommendations for the White House Executive Office of the President and Office of Management and Budget review teams
  • HIVMA recommendations for the White House Executive Office of the President and Office of Management and Budget review teams