CONGRESSMAN BENNIE G. THOMPSON TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE, AFTER HOUSE PASSED PLAN TO OPEN COMMUNITY VACCINATION SITES NATIONWIDE
House Passed American Rescue Plan Last Week to Crush COVID-19 Virus, Get the Economy Moving with Shots in Arms, Money in Pockets, Children in Schools and People in Jobs
BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI –Congressman Bennie G. Thompson, will host a press conference Monday, March, 8th at 9:00 a. m. after voting to pass the American Rescue Plan in the House last week to help crush the COVID-19 virus and get the economy moving again with shots in arms, money in pockets, children in schools and people in jobs.
·Congressman Thompson will highlight how the American Rescue Plan will get shots in arms with a coordinated, nationwide vaccine program to:
- Make sure we have enough vaccines for all Americans through research, development, manufacturing, production, and purchase.
- Get those vaccines out to all Americans quickly and equitably through community vaccination centers, mobile vaccination units and more.
- Improve communication to strengthen confidence in the vaccine and make sure all Americans know when, where and how they can get one.
It will also scale up testing and tracing, address shortages of personal protective equipment and other critical supplies, invest in high-quality treatments, and address health care disparities.
WHO: Representative Bennie G. Thompson
WHAT: Press Conference on the American Rescue Plan
WHEN: Monday, March 8, at 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health Center, 3502 W Northside Dr, Jackson, MS 39213