Senate Republicans Pledge To Build Up Stockpiles Of COVID-19 Diagnostics, Supplies, Under HEALS Act

But House Democrats earmarked much higher levels of funding to supplement the Strategic National Stockpile and $75bn for testing and contact tracing in May HEROES Act

One of eight legislative bills put out by GOP senators under the umbrella of the HEALS Act coronavirus relief package on 27 July would build up stockpiles of diagnostics and medical supplies.

Concept of the impact and threat of the corona virus health crisis, boxes of coronavirus tests kit in front of purposely blurred drugstore shelves in the background.
Coronavirus test kits are warehoused alongside medicines, personal protective equipment in Strategic National Stockpile

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