"Out Like a Lion:" Terminating the COVID-19 National Public Health Emergency

J Law Med Ethics. 2023;51(2):443-447. doi: 10.1017/jme.2023.71. Epub 2023 Sep 1.

Abstract

From its inception, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a disruptive force on U.S. health care and public health systems. President Biden's announced termination of the national public health emergency on May 11, 2023 portends a return to normalcy and relief for Americans from the greatest infectious disease scourge the nation has ever faced. In reality, closing out this pandemic presents a tempest of legal and practical complications.

Keywords: COVID-19; Immigration; Impacts; Pandemic; Public Health Emergency; Termination.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Public Health