Millions of people in the U.S. and worldwide have contracted COVID-19. This disaster has been magnified by policy failures, irresponsible decisions, and false statements by Donald Trump. He has sidelined respected health experts, abandoned the WHO, and even made something as basic as mask-wearing a symbol of partisanship and division.

A new pandemic plan is essential to stop this outbreak, support a just recovery, and take international action to prevent future pandemics from happening. We can’t stop a pandemic anywhere until we stop it everywhere.

ADD YOUR NAME: America needs a real Pandemic Prevention Plan to fight COVID-19!

A robust pandemic prevention plan must include:

1. Public Health Jobs Corps: Launch a New Deal-level permanent program to create 300,000[1] new union jobs to meet needs for contact tracing, testing, vaccinations, and support for those who must be in isolation. We must also address other health disparities that disproportionately impact communities of color;
2. Affordable Medicines: A guarantee of urgently needed affordable medicines and vaccines for everyone, everywhere, instead of high-priced medicines created with public tax money[2], and hidden behind patent monopoly barriers; and
3. Global Health: Wealthy countries must provide funds[3] for health systems and community support in low and middle-income countries, so we can detect and stop pandemics wherever they start—before they spread.
4. Action Against Environmental Causes of Pandemic Diseases: Combat deforestation and wildlife habitat destruction to stop the spread of diseases from animals to humans. This includes prohibiting the sale of products in the U.S. from irresponsible corporations that cause deforestation, outlawing wildlife trade, and partnering with Indigenous People and local communities to protect their land.

Together, we will fight for affordable medicines, a permanent public health corps for contact tracing and testing, an end to climate-change related zoonotic outbreaks, and renewed funding for global health systems, as we build towards a world where the right to health is realized.

Sign the petition: Enact the People's Pandemic Prevention Plan now. Our health depends on it.

Thanks,

Alex Lawson
Drug Prices Are Too High

[1] https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/13/coronavirus-health-agencies-need-army-of-contact-tracers/

[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/opinion/coronavirus-vaccine-cost.html

[3] https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/01/health-panel-pump-new-billions-disease-outbreaks-or-else