Sen. Klobuchar calls for relief funds

Shouldering cost of distribution

First tonight: with a covid?

"*9 vaccine on the horizon, u?

"*s senator amy klobuchar wants to make sure every state is adequately prepared for distribution.

That she says will require federal help.

Kimt new three's jessica bringe joins us live with what needs to be in place in order to smoothly roll out a vaccine.

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Klobuchar is calling on congressional leaders to include robust funding in any covid?

"*19 relif package saying dedicated funding is essential.

She says since many health departments and cities are facing historic budget shortfalls they can't shoulder the cost of distribution.

The bipartisan proposal includes billions of dollars to get the vaccine out hopefully as soon as late december.

Health experts have estimated as much as 10?

"* billion is needed for distribution, training personnel and storing the vaccine .

We're going to need trucks, we're going to need planes, we're going to need storage facilities, including with one of the vaccines freezers that can go to 100 degrees below zero.

So, that's going to be a big part of our job to get that funding at the end of the year as well as that economic bridge that we're going to need to get us so that when the pandemic is behind us our economy can immediately jump into gear.

Congress is currently locked in a stalemate on a covid?

"*19 relif package.

Live in rochester jessica bringe kimt news thanks jessica.

The house passed a 2 point 2 trillion dollar package for economic relief for states and unemployment benefits in october