Biden Administration to Give States $1.7 Billion to Track CCP Virus Mutations

People swab their mouths for a COVID-19 test in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 4, 2020. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

The Biden administration announced Friday that it is giving states $1.7 billion to track variants of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, the pathogen that causes COVID-19.

A White House said in a statement that the money will come from funds allocated under the American Rescue Plan, with the aim of helping the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state authorities to “monitor, track, and defeat emerging variants that are currently threatening pockets of the country.”