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Biden will use the Defense Production Act in his anti-coronavirus effort

Joe Biden at a memorial for victims of the coronavirus pandemic on the eve of his inauguration in Washington, DC. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

The goal is to help Biden make enough vaccines for at least 100 million people in his first 100 days.

President Joe Biden will use the Defense Production Act to boost production of vaccines, testing, and personnel equipment to help ensure the US will have enough vaccines, testing, and protective equipment to withstand the coronavirus pandemic.

The move, part of a slew of executive orders at the start of his administration, will specifically allow government agencies like the State and Defense Departments to use the law to get materials to make more vials, syringes, and more.

This executive order signed on Thursday, titled “Executive Order on a Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain,” authorizes those agencies to