The Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) held a live virtual gala Thursday, May 27 to celebrate the school’s tenth anniversary.
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President-elect Joe Biden is calling for an expansive $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus package called the American Rescue Plan.
The plan calls for investing $20 billion in a national vaccine program and setting up community vaccination sites nationwide – the latter effort an initiative announced by Operation Warp Speed earlier this week.
The proposal would invest $50 billion in testing, provide funds to purchase rapid tests, expand lab capacity and help schools implement regular testing to support reopening. Biden s plan calls for safely reopening a majority of K-8 schools in his first 100 days in office.
The plan would fund the hiring of 100,000 public health workers, nearly tripling the community health workforce. It would address health disparities by expanding community health centers and health services on tribal lands. And it would provide support to long-term care facilities experiencing outbreaks and to priso