FILE PICTURE: The U.S. Capitol throughout a morning rainstorm on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 25,2020 REUTERS/Tom Brenner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats revealed legislation on Wednesday needing the Pentagon to name a civilian officer to oversee the country’s supply and production of medical materials and devices needed to combat the spread of the brand-new coronavirus.
The bill, dubbed the Medical Supply Openness and Delivery Act, also calls for a comprehensive testing strategy that would include viral and antibody testing, and a plan for scaling up production of an ultimate vaccine for the brand-new coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19 respiratory illness.
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