THIS THURSDAY: Join the Global Vaccine Equity Town Hall with Rep. Pressley and Global Health Leaders!

 

This spring, we're heating up our fight against vaccine apartheid and pharmaceutical monopolies because the stakes couldn't be higher. And that's starting with a virtual town hall THIS THURSDAY 4/21 at 7pm EST with global health leaders and Representative Ayanna Pressley, who will call on Moderna to end their vaccine hoarding and share the technology with the rest of the world. We are over two years into this prolonged pandemic, and pharma shareholders are continuing to profit off of mass death, rather than sharing life-saving science that could end the pandemic for us all. We're angry because right now, 70% of people in rich countries are vaccinated, while in some countries across the Global South, people are still waiting to get their first shot. Meanwhile, there are over 100 companies ready to make the vaccine, but they are facing technological barriers -- barriers created by Moderna, pharma execs, and more -- stopping them from being able to make the vaccine and add to the global supply. These barriers are manufactured and easily removable. Moderna could choose to share the science rather than hoarding it - but so far they've chosen not to. That's why one week before Moderna's annual shareholder meeting, our Town Hall will feature global health speakers from India and South Africa, who will explain why we must share vaccine technology with the rest of the world. And, because Moderna is an American company, only based in Boston, it will also take relentless US pressure to force Moderna to meet our demands. To this end, health care activist Ady Barkan will join the Town Hall, along with MA-7 Congresswoman and health justice champion Ayanna Pressley, to share what vaccine justice means to her and to call out the company in her backyard that holds the key to ending this pandemic. Can you join us on April 21st at 7pm EST? YES, I'M SO EXCITED! See you Thursday! -All of us at End Covid Now             The Campaign to End Covid Now (CECN) is a c4 aimed at stopping the threat of Covid throughout the world. Through research, education, and paid media, CECN hopes to mobilize the American public across all political affiliations to engage the White House, Administration and Congress to enact all legislation needed to end Covid globally. We are focused on helping to vaccinate the world, so that we end the global pandemic worldwide - we believe that the White House and Congress have a significant role to play in this effort. Paid for by The Campaign to End COVID Now 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE Ste 143 Washington DC 20003-4303

A must-read column in the New York Times >>

 

U.S. funding for the global pandemic response has run out. Congress has failed to pass a new package. The agency responsible for getting vaccines to countries that need them is winding down operations. It is near certain that another Covid variant will emerge, take more lives, and throw our world upside down unless Congress acts. But instead of passing a new Covid package, they've gone on recess -- a massive folly that New York Times writer Michelle Goldberg aptly highlights in her recent column. Will you retweet us today to elevate Goldberg's must-read column and keep the conversation going about Congress's inexcusable inaction? RETWEET Every day, the American death toll from the virus creeps closer to a million. Any lawmaker who acts as though the pandemic is over is deluding themselves. Our mission to end Covid around the world is too important to give up on -- and our growing community is keeping pressure on Congress to pass Covid funding as soon as they get back from recess. Thanks for being a part of it! -All of us at End Covid Now

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The Campaign to End Covid Now (CECN) is a c4 aimed at stopping the threat of Covid throughout the world. Through research, education, and paid media, CECN hopes to mobilize the American public across all political affiliations to engage the White House, Administration and Congress to enact all legislation needed to end Covid globally. We are focused on helping to vaccinate the world, so that we end the global pandemic worldwide - we believe that the White House and Congress have a significant role to play in this effort.

Paid for by The Campaign to End COVID Now 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE Ste 143 Washington DC 20003-4303