Jack—

COVID-19 is still spreading in vulnerable communities where there is little to no access to lifesaving vaccines.

Sign your name today, Jack: Ask the U.S Congress and the Biden Administration to pass robust funding to help deliver the vaccine globally and support addressing the impacts of COVID-19 to low- and middle-income countries. Can we count on you to take action?

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Sign CARE Action's petition, Jack: Tell U.S. Congress and the Biden Administration: Ensure the U.S. pays its fair share for fast and fair vaccine distribution and global investments in health systems and health workers.>>
⇩SIGN: THE U.S. MUST HELP VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY COVID GLOBALLY⇩
Dear Jack,

The U.S. must be a leader in ensuring that low-and middle-income countries can not only obtain vaccine doses, but also deliver those vaccines to the most vulnerable, hardest to reach populations.

We are asking the Biden Administration and U.S. Congress to ensure the U.S. meets its fair share by investing at least $11.3 billion total, in additional funding to fully fund the Access to COVID-19 Tools-Accelerator (ACT-A) vaccine and health system connector pillars as well as complementary investments in direct development and humanitarian assistance that support frontline and community health workers ensuring delivery to the last mile.

Add your name now, Jack: The time is now for the United States government to step up as a leader in equitable vaccine procurement and delivery to strengthen health systems and support frontline health workers.

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Attribution: Nadi Jessica/ CARE
It’s not enough to just procure vaccine doses. Investments must also cover the cost of delivery, particularly support for frontline health workers, to get vaccines into arms in the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities. CARE estimates that for every $1 a country or donor government invests in vaccine doses, they need to invest $5 to deliver the vaccine. Half of that cost must go to funding, training, equipping and supporting health workers, at least 70% of whom are women.

At the same time that we invest in global vaccine distribution, the U.S. must also increase overall U.S. foreign assistance funding to support addressing the secondary impacts of COVID-19 including increased food insecurity, increased gender-based violence, and reduced access to lifesaving primary health services like family planning, vaccines and HIV/AIDs treatment.

Add your name to CARE Action's petition now to help. This health crisis knows no borders and helping vulnerable communities around the world effectively prepare and respond to COVID-19 is not only the right thing to do but is economically beneficial to the U.S.>>

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