"U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler spent much of Tuesday receiving updates on the coronavirus outbreak. She is a member of the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee that held a hearing about the public health emergency in the morning, and she also had a private meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo where the deadly respiratory disease was among the topics they discussed. Over lunch, Loeffler and other senators met with Vice President Mike Pence who is leading the coronavirus task force. 'The government has reacted quickly and appropriately and we’re working on additional funding to start addressing all the countermeasures that we need to undertake,” Loeffler said. “So, whether its testing, vaccinations or treatment, all of that work is going on.' Loeffler said that includes work at the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which she learned is partnering with Georgia Tech on an initiative to improve the sharing of coronavirus data and analysis."
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