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President Trump is Supporting Underserved Communities Across America
SERVING ALL COMMUNITIES
- President Trump is committed to providing health and economic support to underserved communities affected by coronavirus.
- PRESIDENT TRUMP: “My administration is pursuing a comprehensive strategy to address the full spectrum of needs in these communities, supporting both health and economic revitalization.”
- The President is determined to deliver opportunity and prosperity for all Americans.
- PRESIDENT TRUMP: “As President, I’m absolutely determined to deliver a great future for Americans of every race, religion, color, and creed. Before our nation was attacked by this horrible enemy, our African American and Hispanic American citizens were prospering like never before.”
PROVIDING NEEDED RESOURCES
- The President directed the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council to refocus on assisting underserved communities impacted by the virus.
- The Administration is investing approximately $2 billion in community health centers, helping their 28 million patients receive the care and testing they need.
- President Trump signed legislation to guarantee coronavirus testing free of cost-sharing and the Federal Government is helping to cover the cost of treatment for uninsured patients.
- President Trump signed legislation providing $60 billion in loans under the Paycheck Protection Program targeted to support minority and disadvantaged communities.
- The President signed legislation providing $1 billion to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic serving institutions, and other minority serving institutions impacted by the coronavirus.
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What You Need To Know | The United States Has Built The World’s Leading Coronavirus Testing System
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“We built the most advanced and robust testing anywhere in the world, and we’ve done more testing than any country anywhere in the world.” – President Trump
President Donald J. Trump is working tirelessly to ensure that every State, territory, and tribe has the resources they need to meet their testing goals.
· The Administration is sending $11 billion to help States, territories, and tribes meet the testing goals set out by their Governors and tribal leaders.
· The Federal Government will be sending approximately 12 million swabs to States over the course of May to supplement private sector resources.
· President Trump is also working to ensure manufacturers are producing enough testing supplies – such as reagents and extraction kits – to support our robust testing system.
· The Administration has partnered with leading retail companies as well as local independent pharmacies to increase access to testing for Americans in more communities.
o By the end of this week, more than 300 retail testing sites will be operational to serve Americans in 47 states and D.C., prioritizing access in underserved communities.
As a result of President Trump’s leadership, the United States has become the world’s leader in coronavirus testing.
· President Trump revolutionized our testing system and, in partnership with Governors, scaled up testing across the country to unprecedented levels.
· More than 9 million tests have now been completed in the United States – by far the most in the world – and this number will soon surpass 10 million.
o Last week, as many as 314,000 Americans were tested a day.
· The United States is testing more than every country on Earth, including South Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy.
· In May, every single State will be able to test more people per capita than South Korea has tested per capita in four months since the outbreak began.
President Trump has led an unprecedented effort to quickly develop more innovative, high-quality, and reliable tests.
· The Trump Administration is leveraging the power of the private sector to accelerate research and development of innovative diagnostic tests.
· Already, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 92 emergency use authorizations for coronavirus tests – more authorizations than for H1N1, Avian flu, MERS, Ebola, Enterovirus, and Zika combined.
· The FDA’s quick authorization of tests created by companies such as Roche, LabCorp, Abbott Labs and many others have greatly increased America’s testing speed and capacity.
o These efforts have allowed Americans to receive testing results in as little as five minutes, or collect a sample for a test within the comfort of their own homes.
· New antibody tests, antigen tests, point-of-care nucleic acid testing, and genomic sequencing technologies are under development, which will enhance our coronavirus monitoring efforts.
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