Morehouse School of Medicine News March 8, 2021 Sen. Raphael Warnock Visits MSM to Discuss COVID, Vaccines and Stimulus Bill U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) visited Morehouse School of Medicine Monday, March 8 where he was briefed by MSM clinical and academic experts on the school's COVID-19 vaccine distribution initiatives and trial studies taking place at the school. After the briefing, Sen. Warnock spoke to the media, praising MSM's work as an institution dedicated to health equity and its COVID-related initiatives including delivering vaccinations to eligible community members. The senator also talked about the details of the historic $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus package passed this weekend, and how it will help Georgians. The package includes: * $1,400 direct payments to over 4 million Georgians * $8 billon dollars to our state and local governments right here in Georgia * $4 billion dollars to reopen schools * $2 billion to finally expand Medicare The stimulus package also has a little something for MSM, the Senator said. "Morehouse School of Medicine, in this package there is $20 billion being invested in keeping our vaccination distribution and coordination moving forward," Warnock said. Sandra M. Phoenix HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/