Coronavirus is still spiking in the U.S., while other parts of the world
are seeing dramatic decreases in infections.
[ [link removed] ]Graph showing the U.S. vs EU coronavirus curve
Tell President Trump and Vice President Pence: This mismanagement of our
COVID-19 crisis must stop. Take immediate action to protect our health!
[ [link removed] ]take action
[ [link removed] ]Take Action
*When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your
information.

Dear Friend,

Infuriating. Baffling. Outrageous.

I’m running out of words to describe the gross disregard the Trump
administration has for human lives and the mind-boggling mismanagement of
the COVID-19 crisis.

Just in the past week alone, in the middle of a pandemic—when millions are
losing their health insurance and hundreds of thousands are experiencing a
terrible health care crisis—President Trump has: cut funding for COVID-19
testing [1]; refused to encourage people to wear masks to stop the spread
of coronavirus, despite scientific research showing mask wearing is
essential to slowing the pandemic [2]; and filed a brief with the U.S.
Supreme Court to strip health care coverage away from tens of millions of
Americans, which will make the pandemic far worse. [3] In addition, there
is no caveat in his administration’s filing for protecting coverage for
the 131 million people with pre-existing conditions, including the new
pre-existing condition of having had COVID-19. [ [link removed] ]

[4]Click to sign: Tell President Trump and Vice President Pence to protect
our health! *When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already
have your information.

Why is taking this action urgently important? The data is in and the
pandemic is having an outsized impact on women and moms, with women of
color experiencing compounded harms due to structural racism. [ [link removed] ] The
state of affairs for moms right now is grim; 86% of women in the U.S.
become moms by the time they are 44 years old; [ [link removed] ] women held three in
five of the jobs that have been lost due to the coronavirus pandemic; [ [link removed] ]
and women make up 73% of health care workers infected by coronavirus. [ [link removed] ]
We hold the majority of jobs deemed essential, including 77% of health
care jobs, [ [link removed] ] as well as the majority of critical retail positions,
including grocery store employees. Women of color are overrepresented in
essential worker positions and also in fatalities from COVID-19, [ [link removed] ]
which increases the harm caused by the pandemic in communities of color.

[5]So we need solutions, and we need them fast. *When you click, you’ll
automatically sign on if we already have your information.

And, there are solutions in Trump’s reach that he’s ignored so far: It’s
time to raise our voices loud and clear. Specifically, in order to combat
this pandemic, we absolutely need widespread testing because COVID-19 is
both highly contagious and has a mortality rate much higher than the
regular flu—and, it can be spread by people who don’t even know they’re
infected. So tests are critical in helping to track down who has it in
order to stop it from spreading further. [ [link removed] ]

Additionally, we need the Trump administration to encourage people to
follow the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) recommendation to wear face
coverings in public settings. There is overwhelming evidence from multiple
studies that show that wearing face coverings in all public settings
(indoors and outdoors) is incredibly effective in slowing the spread of
COVID-19. [12, 13,14, 15] For this type of preventive measure to be
successful, we need our elected leaders at all levels to encourage
universal mask wearing (along with the recommended social distancing of at
least 6 feet and handwashing)—starting at the top.

It’s important to note that universal mask wearing is not only good for
public and family health, a recent study also found that universal mask
wearing would prevent a 5% GDP loss caused by additional lockdown
measures. [ [link removed] ]

Finally, we need to protect access to health care coverage, not dismantle
it as the Trump administration has been doing. Research shows that people
who develop symptoms are more likely to seek testing and treatment for
COVID-19 if they have health insurance—another critical step for tracking
and stopping the spread. [ [link removed] ] There are already millions of uninsured
people who face barriers to COVID-19 testing and treatment because they do
not have a usual place to go to get medical care, nor can afford to seek
treatment when they get sick. [ [link removed] ] If the Affordable Care Act is
invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court—which the Trump administration filed
a brief in support of last week—it would rip health insurance away from
tens of millions of people and strip protections for pre-existing
conditions from all of us.

Given this colossal mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis by the Trump
administration, it’s no wonder that the disease is still spiking in the
U.S., while the European Union has seen marked decreases in infection. We
urgently need to get the Trump administration to do better.

[6]Quick signature: Tell the Trump administration we need leadership that
puts the health of our communities first! *When you click, you’ll
automatically sign on if we already have your information.

Our petition reads:

Dear President Trump and Vice President Pence,

Our nation’s health is in crisis. Millions have contracted COVID-19,
over 125,000 people have died from the disease, and we are experiencing
the biggest spike yet in the spread of this deadly virus. We need a
powerful, well-coordinated response to save lives, protect our health,
and support our economy.

We ask that you immediately EXPAND funding for federal testing sites so
that we can track down cases and stop them before they spread. We also
urge you to encourage people to follow the CDC guidelines to wear a face
covering over their nose and mouth when around others—whether indoors or
outdoors.

Finally, the fall-out of this virus will be substantial and this is NOT
the time to be rolling back our health care coverage. We ask that you
STOP your attacks on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and work to put the
health of our communities first.

[7]Don’t forget to sign! We need a powerful, well-coordinated response to
COVID-19 to save lives—sign now! *When you click, you’ll automatically
sign on if we already have your information.

The more people who speak out, the bigger our impact. Please take a moment
to forward our action link to your friends and family and to share the
link on social
media: [8][link removed]

Together we are a powerful voice for the health of families.

- Felicia, Tasmiha, Donna, Kristin and the whole MomsRising /
MamásConPoder team

 

P.S. Has your or your families’ health been impacted by COVID-19? Share
your story with us here:
[9][link removed]

 

[1] CBS News, [10]Trump administration to stop funding 13 COVID community
test sites 
[2] Washington Post, [11]Trump’s dumbfounding refusal to encourage wearing
masks 
[3] Washington Post, [ [link removed] ]Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strike
down Obamacare 
[4] The Hill, [ [link removed] ]Overturning the ACA will make COVID-19 much worse 
[5] Center for American Progress, [ [link removed] ]On the Frontlines at Work and at
Home: The Disproportionate Economic Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on
Women of Color  
[6] Pew Research Center, [ [link removed] ]They’re Waiting Longer, but U.S. Women Today
More Likely to Have Children Than a Decade Ago 
[7] NPR, [16]Women Are Losing More Jobs In Coronavirus Shutdowns 
[8] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, [17]Characteristics of
Health Care Personnel with COVID-19 — United States, February 12–April 9,
2020
[9] The New York Times, [18]How Millions of Women Became the Most
Essential Workers in America 
[10] Center for Economic Policy and Research, [ [link removed] ]A Basic Demographic
Profile of Workers in Frontline Industries 
[11] VOX, [ [link removed] ]The case for ending the Covid-19 pandemic with mass testing 
[12] Centers for Disease Control, [ [link removed] ]Considerations for Wearing Cloth
Face Coverings 
[13] Mayo Clinic, [ [link removed] ]COVID-19: How much protection do face masks offer? 
[14] Health Affairs, [ [link removed] ]Community Use Of Face Masks And COVID-19:
Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of State Mandates In The US 
[15] UCSF, [ [link removed] ]Still Confused About Masks? Here’s the Science Behind How
Face Masks Prevent Coronavirus 
[16] Forbes, [ [link removed] ]A National Mask Mandate Could Save The U.S. Economy $1
Trillion, Goldman Sachs Says 
[17] Kaiser Family Foundation, [ [link removed] ]Five Things to Know about the Cost of
COVID-19 Testing and Treatment
[18] Kaiser Family Foundation, [ [link removed] ]What Issues Will Uninsured People Face
with Testing and Treatment for COVID-19? 

 

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