RENEWAL OF DETERMINATION THAT A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY EXISTS

As a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to allow for an organized and coordinated transition from this unprecedented public health emergency, on this date and after consultation with public health officials as necessary, I, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, pursuant to the authority vested in me under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, do hereby renew, effective February 11, 2023, the January 31, 2020, determination by former Secretary Alex M. Azar II, that he previously renewed on April 21, 2020, July 23, 2020, October 2, 2020, and January 7, 2021, and that I renewed on April 15, 2021, July 19, 2021, October 15, 2021, January 14, 2022, April 12, 2022, July 15, 2022, October 13, 2022, and January 11, 2023, that a public health emergency exists and has existed since January 27, 2020, nationwide.

February 9, 2023 _____________________________ Date

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/s/ _____________________________ Xavier Becerra