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The House passed a procedural vote to move the Covid-19 bill to a final vote. The nearly $2 trillion package includes $1,400 stimulus checks to many Americans, billions in dollars for states and municipalities, schools, small businesses and vaccine distribution. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer rallied his caucus to get the bill passed through the Senate, 50-49. He tells Anderson Cooper his message to Americans is “help is on the way.” Plus, nearly 1 in 10 people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Michael Osterholm is the Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. He joins AC360 to discuss why he thinks the country is in the eye of the hurricane and on the brink of another surge. Airdate: March 9, 2021 Guests: Sen. Chuck Schumer Michael Osterholm To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices