{"id":28547,"date":"2020-12-21T20:38:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T20:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceo-na.com\/?p=28547"},"modified":"2020-12-23T19:39:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T19:39:42","slug":"breaking-down-the-new-coronavirus-relief-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/business\/management-leadership\/breaking-down-the-new-coronavirus-relief-package\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking down the new coronavirus relief package\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawmakers have finally agreed to a $900 billion relief fund as the nation is scrambling to administer millions of doses of vaccines to stymie the COVID damage.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Summaries of a new $900 billion relief package to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, which is expected to be passed Monday, indicate that Congress will allocate $20 billion to $22 billion to states to assist with testing and other pandemic mitigation programs. According to both parties, a further $20 billion will be allocated to procure vaccines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Its central provisions will provide economic relief to households and small businesses, including direct payments of $600 to most Americans, an\u00a0extra 11 weeks of federal unemployment benefits,\u00a0and $284 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program.<\/span><\/p>\n

The legislation comes as the nation is scrambling to administer millions of doses of vaccines to stymie the damage being inflicted by COVID-19. The GOP summary says those vaccines will be \u201cavailable at no charge for anyone who needs it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0package allocates $8 billion to $9 billion to fund vaccine distribution, at least $2 billion more than was provided for in earlier proposals for the bill.<\/span><\/p>\n

Local public health officials had said that at least $8.4 billion was required to carry out the massive vaccination campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adequate funding for vaccine distribution is a key priority for President-elect Joe Biden, who has vowed to oversee the administration of 100 million doses of vaccines in his first 100 days in office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On Monday, the first doses of the second vaccine to be approved by U.S. regulators, made by\u00a0Moderna, are set to begin being administered. Initial doses of a vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech\u00a0were administered one week ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

Health officials say they hope to provide vaccinations to as many as 20 million Americans by the first week of January.<\/span><\/p>\n

Time is of the essence with nearly 3,000 Americans currently dying from the disease on a daily basis. More than 300,000 people in the U.S. have died from coronavirus this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The congressional deal came after months of delays from lawmakers over the size and scope of the relief package.<\/span><\/p>\n

Democrats, who have been arguing for more spending to combat the crisis, have said that the $900 billion deal is only the beginning and that they will push for more legislation once Biden takes office.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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