Um.... covid??? Guys, you're not doing anything or going anywhere until your country comes back from being the worst hotspot in the world. Until then, you're hobbled.
We're not the worst. At the least, we're in a race to the bottom with India and Peru (and maybe the UK, which hit 26k cases on the 21st).
Covid response was mentioned upthread.
There's not much Biden can do except set the tone. He could push for more federal money for health studies and stay in the WHO. He can get a stimulus bill passed so that non-essential workers don't feel compelled to go to work. He can't close schools or mandate masks or stop outdoor gatherings. That's all up to the states.
No... you're the worst. India has a billion people, and half the deaths you guys have had. Brazil is the next shittest country, not Peru, and the UK is nowhere near. Considering infected as a percentage of population, you and Brazil are running about neck and neck. They're a third world country! All things considered, the USA is BY FAR the worst outbreak in on the planet, and doing absolutely nothing useful to stop it. You know that wall? Yeah, don't worry about building that. You don't need to worry about closing the borders, either. No one's coming to the United States of Plague. Hell, we're not even accepting your mail, let alone your people.
I think COVID should and will be an obvious priority.
Biden can, should and probably will do a lot more than just set the tone. However, in contrast to a situation where the current President set a tone directly against necessary measures such as mask wearing, setting the tone is important. Specific COVID steps should include:
1. Demonstrate key actions that the public should follow, such as wear a mask and, when appropriate, receive a vaccination
2. Depoliticize COVID efforts by designating one key nonpartisan health official to communicate with the public on the topic (likely Dr. Fauci)
3. Confirm publicly and privately that employees in COVID-related agencies will be respected for communicating truthfully
4. Convening top experts including existing agency experts to devise a coherent national plan for COVID
5. Implement the experts' recommendations
Due to the disease's breadth of spread, plus the intense politicization to date, I suspect there will be more US COVID deaths under Biden than Trump. There's too much momentum to stop it quickly now. But in time, these mundane policies will produce far lower infection rates and largely halt the disease from further spreading. They will be a priority from the start.
That's why I voted for him, and I think many others too.