Sen. Rick Scott Reintroduces STOP COVID-19 Act February 10, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Rick Scott reintroduced the Requires states to: Create a vaccine registration website. Report weekly targets and if they miss the targets to explain why. Report detailed vaccine distribution metrics and demographic data down to the neighborhood level. Administer 95% of vaccine doses for the month or have a 25% penalty on all federal funds used. Creates a voluntary, data-driven COVID testing and contact tracing program for cities and counties to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Establishes metrics, including positivity rate, contract tracing and test results, to measure the effectiveness of the program. Authorizes a 100% federal share for the first two months, using unspent money in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. That will continue after two months unless the city or county fails to attain the success metrics, then a 25% cost-share would apply. Increases transparency by requiring cities and counties to report testing metrics and community spread, as well as publish easily accessible information about testing locations and availability. ###
