Biden will outline new steps to combat Covid through winter months

The order, which had already been extended this summer, applies to travel via rail and other public transportation, and comes amid widespread reports of unruly passengers refusing to comply with mask mandates.

Increasing vaccine and booster outreach for seniors and children

Under the plan, the administration is increasing vaccine outreach, including efforts -- in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services, AARP and Medicare -- to ensure an estimated 100 million Americans eligible for Covid-19 vaccine boosters get shots as soon as possible, including the launching of a nationwide public education campaign, town halls and offers of rides to vaccine and booster appointments for the nation's "hardest-hit and highest risk older Americans."

The administration will also unveil steps aimed at increasing vaccination rates among children in an effort to keep schools open and protect children ages 5 and up from contracting Covid-19.

"To date, we have already vaccinated over 4 million 5- to 11-year-olds and 15 million adolescents.

Vaccinating our kids protects them, keeps schools open, and protects everyone around them," the White House detailed in a fact sheet shared with reporters Wednesday.

As part of those efforts, the administration will launch "family vaccination clinics" aimed at offering vaccines and boosters for entire families at once, with the Health Resources and Services Administration offering "Family Vaccination Days" at participating community health centers across the country and the Federal Emergency Management Agency offering mobile vaccination clinics to reach hard-to-reach communities.

The administration is also issuing a "Safe School Checklist" so schools can safely encourage vaccination and booster efforts and avoid outbreaks in schools through new guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on quarantining and testing.

Biden is expected to announce further actions to export vaccines, including 200 million more doses in the next 100 days, accelerating delivery to high-risk countries, while ramping up vaccine manufacturing to increase global production capacity.

Expanding testing and outbreak response efforts

Biden's announcement will also detail new steps to increase Covid testing, including the news that private insurers will be required to reimburse the costs of at-home tests for more than 150 million Americans covered by private insurance.