Coronavirus emergency bill stalled over vaccine cost concerns

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House and Senate leaders have run into last-minute snags on a $7.5 billion emergency package to combat the U.S. spread of coronavirus, including disputes over vaccine availability and hospital reimbursement costs

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“Vaccines should be affordable. It’s just as simple as that,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro , a top appropriator, said as she left a Democratic leadership meeting on Tuesday night. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had complained earlier Tuesday that Republican lawmakers were resisting Democratic efforts to stave off potential price-gauging of vaccines or other products.

Still, some of the final details of the massive funding package have come down to partisan talking points. The administration's top scientists have said any coronavirus vaccine could be at least a year away from reaching the market. Moderna Therapeutics is working with National Institutes of Health on a vaccine while Johnson & Johnson has received funding from HHS's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.

Both House and Senate leaders have stepped into overdrive as the global coronavirus outbreak poses a rising threat to the U.S., with 122 cases of the virus now reported.

 

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How does Chuckie & Nancy raskionialize only 9 deaths in the USA. Honesty ,would say proper procedures were put in place from day one.

Chuck, the snag was Nancy not being in DC

Just don’t let that crazy ass steal any of the money for his wall!!!

People need to make sure they get super rich off this before proceeding.

If the vaccine was already invented- it might make sense to argue about its cost? Considering Schumer wants to spend $8 billion- he shouldn’t have any problems with $500,000,000 less?

anything for the flu?

berniejumpedtheshark

klingensmith_j GOPLeader seems like you were lying about the hold up. Stop the games.

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