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Biden’s $1.9 trillion plan include $47.8 billion for Testing
Biden’s $1.9 trillion plan include $47.8 billion for TestingSenate passes Biden’s massive $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus plan in 50-49 party-line vote
Vaccines and testing
The Senate and House bills provide $14 billion to research, develop, distribute, administer and strengthen confidence in vaccines. They would also put $47.8 billion toward testing, contact tracing and mitigation, including investing in laboratory capacity, community-based testing sites and mobile testing units, particularly in medically underserved areas.
Both chambers would also allocate $7.7 billion to hire 100,000 public health workers to support coronavirus response.
The Senate and House legislation also provide $50 billion to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with some of the funds going toward expanding vaccination efforts.
The President's plan called for investing $20 billion in a national vaccination program.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/04/politics/stimulus-senate-democrats-proposal/index.html