President-Elect Biden is planning a covid- czar, apparently. I suspect we'll see more czars, task forces, and commissions in the Biden administration than in past ones.
Czars can provide the promise of greater coordination among different silos. There's a widespread perception the government does not act effectively, so the czar is one solution. Cynically, it also offer another prestigious position for Biden to use in satisfying the demands of various parts of his coalition for influence. (Think of a robin with one worm in its mouth facing four hungry chicks in the next.)
Task forces do much the same. Trump's covid0-19 task force doesn't have a good reputation, but the Operation Warp Speed seems to be doing well at combining the efforts of HHS, CDC, FDA, and the military.
And commissions are a way to seem bipartisan and, at the least, give the impression of action while kicking insoluble issues down the road.
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