Biden government demands $ 30 billion from Congress to fight coronavirus

The Biden administration is seeking $ 30 billion in additional funding from Congress to fight the COVID-19 pandemic to boost vaccines, treatments, test supplies and research, according to sources familiar with the matter, who spoke to Reuters.

Government officials and congressional staff have been discussing the issue, a health ministry spokesman confirmed on Tuesday.

“HHS leaders work regularly with Congress on resources to combat COVID, and in a conversation with congressional staff on Tuesday, HHS discussed the state of COVID funding and the need for additional resources for “Supporting the provision of more life-saving treatments and vaccines, maintaining control capacity and investing in next-generation vaccine research and development,” the spokesman said.

Source: Capital

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