On April 12, President Biden formally revoked three COVID-related Executive Orders issued in 2020 and 2021 that sought to prevent the hoarding of medical supplies, required mask-wearing in federal facilities, and created the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force. Biden revoked those orders with an Executive Order on COVID-19 and Public Health Preparedness and Response, which you can by visiting
“The Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR), established by the Congress in December 2022 under section 2104 of Public Law 117-328, is playing a critical role in the Federal Government’s pandemic preparedness efforts,” the Executive Order states. “The OPPR is providing advice, within the Executive Office of the President, on policy related to preparedness for, and response to, pandemic and other biological threats that may impact national security. The OPPR is also supporting my Administration’s continued work to address COVID-19 and other public health threats, facilitating coordination and communication among executive departments and agencies to ensure that the United States can quickly detect, identify, and respond to such threats, as necessary. At this stage of my Administration’s response to COVID-19, I have determined that certain Executive Orders are no longer necessary and that certain roles and responsibilities established by other Executive Orders related to COVID-19 should be transferred to the OPPR.”