Posted January 12, 2023
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) renewed the ongoing public health emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic due to a more transmissible viral mutation and broad pandemic fatigue.
Secretary Xavier Becerra made the announcement which is the 12th renewal of the COVID-19 public health emergency, which was first declared by former HHS Secretary Alex Azar in January of 2020.
Each public health emergency declaration lasts for 90 days before expiring or getting renewed. While it is not required by any laws or department rules, Becerra has publicly committed to giving state governments and health care stakeholders 60-day notice if plans to allow the declaration to expire.
“The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency remains in effect, and as HHS committed to earlier, we will provide a 60-day notice to states before any possible termination or expiration,” an HHS spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill.
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