Join us in calling the White House to Keep the Public Health Emergency
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Keep the Public Health Emergency
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People’s CDC launches campaign to Keep the Public Health Emergency, asks people to share personal stories about why access to Medicare, Medicaid, free COVID vaccines, tests, and treatment is essential.
Biden's White House is planning to end our current COVID-related Public Health Emergency (PHE) declarations, which guarantee free access to vaccines and boosters, COVID treatment like Paxlovid, tests, telehealth, and expands Medicare and Medicaid Benefits. But at the People’s CDC we know that the pandemic isn’t over for anyone until it’s over for everyone.
Join us in demanding our elected representatives legislate access to healthcare for all, and guarantee free access for all US residents to: COVID vaccines, tests, treatment, N95 masks, paid sick leave, well ventilated public spaces, and all other means we need to weather this ongoing crisis.
We invite you to:
Call the White House Comment line 202-456-1111 which is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11am-3pm ET. Tell them how you will be impacted, and build on the script below.
Share your story on social media about how you will be impacted using the hashtag “#KeepThePHE.”
Share the campaign on social media using the hashtag #KeepThePHE and the People’s CDC graphics + alt text provided below, or use your own, or include the action network letter campaign form link.
Ending the Public Health Emergency is Dangerous and Unethical. As of 2023, COVID continues to spread unchecked, killing 400+ Americans per day. Despite decreased access to testing, over 14,000 new cases are reported per day nationwide. The virus continues to mutate rapidly, outpacing vaccines and treatments. Workers still lack sick leave and most buildings lack adequate ventilation. Long COVID is affecting tens of millions of Americans, with few available treatments. The pandemic is not over.
COVID, like nearly all public health issues disproportionately harms and kills low-income, Black, indigenous, latine, elderly and disabled people. This systemic injustice is the overarching emergency.
WE NEED:
Universal access to free healthcare, vaccines, tests, & high-quality masks (N95, N99, KN95, or KF94)
Expanded Medicaid & no cuts to Medicare
Free Paxlovid & other treatments
Access to telehealth & remote work
Affordable, quality housing with no evictions
Food stamps for all who need them
Well-ventilated schools, workplaces, & public transit
Paid sick leave for all
On a deep purple background, large, bold yellow and white text reads: “Keep the Public Health Emergency.” In the right upper hand corner is a QR code in the center of which is a white People’s CDC logo (basically, a circle with “People’s CDC” in the middle). Beneath the QR code, light purple text reads, “KeepThePHE.Org.” At the bottom of the image, yellow text reads, “#KeepThePHE.” A light purple People’s CDC logo is in the bottom left hand corner of the image.
On a light purple background, white text reads, “Biden’s White House is planning to let our current COVID-related public health emergency (PHE) declarations…” Then, in larger yellow text, “...expire on May 11th, 2023. Below that, and taking up about half the image, in all caps, is white text reading, “WE CAN’T LET THAT HAPPEN.” At the bottom of the image, “@PeoplesCDC” appears in smaller white text.
On a deep purple background, between two light purple arrows pointing down, is white, bold, text reading “The PHE Protects.” Then, in light and lighter purple diamonds arranged in a grid pattern, are the following benefits offered by the PHE: “free access to testing and treatments; increased access to telehealth; robust Medicare coverage; free access to vaccination; COVID as a legislative priority; and increased access to Medicaid.” In a lighter purple diamond to the right, “@PeoplesCDC” appears in purple.
On a deep purple background, bold, all caps, white text reads, “ENDING THE EMERGENCY IS…” Then, in yellow text, “...DANGEROUS.” Below that, on a band of deep purple background, white and yellow text reads, “As of 2023, COVID continues to spread unchecked, killing 400+ Americans per day. Despite decreased access to testing, over 14,000 new cases are reported per day nationwide. The virus continues to mutate rapidly, outpacing vaccines and treatments. Workers still lack sick leave and most buildings lack adequate ventilation. Long COVID is affecting tens of millions of Americans, with few available treatments.” Below that is yellow text which reads, “The pandemic is not over.” At the bottom, a band of light purple with “@PeoplesCDC” in small white text.
On a deep purple background, yellow and white text reads, “COVID, like nearly all public health issues…” Then, in a white square, dark purple, all caps, bold text continues, “...DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMS AND KILLS LOW-INCOME, BLACK, INDIGENOUS, ELDERLY & DISABLED PEOPLE.” Yellow text below that box reads, “This systemic injustice is the overarching emergency. At the bottom, “@PeoplesCDC” is in small white text.
On light purple background, bold, all caps, white text reads, “WE DEMAND:” Below that text is a dark purple box with yellow asterisks marking each component of the following list of demands: universal access to free healthcare, vaccines, tests, & high-quality masks (N95, N99, KN95, or KF94); Expanded Medicaid & no cuts to Medicare; Free Paxlovid and other treatments; Access to telehealth & remote work; Affordable, quality housing with no evictions; Food stamps for all who need them; Well-ventilated schools, workplaces, & public transit; Paid sick leave for all. Below this list is “@PeoplesCDC” in small white text.
On a deep purple background, light purple text reads, in all caps: “CALL THE WHITE HOUSE.” To the left of this text is a 3-dimensional yellow, block text icon that says, “TAKE ACTION” with a matching checkmark. Below this, in large yellow text: “202-456-1111 Tues- Thurs 11-3 ET. Then, in yellow and white text, “LET THEM KNOW: The pandemic is not over. We need to legislate access to healthcare, COVID tests, treatment, vaccines, masks, paid sick leave. Use these slides as a script along with your personal reasons. At the bottom is “@PeoplesCDC” in small white text. At the bottom right corners is a light purple People’s CDC logo.
On a deep purple background, yellow text reads, in all caps: “TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES.” To the right of this text is a 3-dimensional yellow, block text icon that says, “TAKE ACTION” with a matching checkmark. Below this is white text which reads, “We should be expanding, not shrinking, our public health infrastructure to protect our communities.” Below this text, is a QR code with yellow and pink text to the right that reads, “Sign the petition & Send a letter: KeepThePHE.org. At the bottom is a light purple People’s CDC logo with yellow text reading Share with #KeepThePHE
On a deep purple background, pink text reads, in all caps, “SHARE YOUR STORY WITH…” Then, in yellow text, “...#KeepThePHE.” Below that, pink and white text reads, “How would you be impacted if the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ended? What kinds of care and resources would you lose? Why do you want to #KeepThePHE?” At the bottom is “@PeoplesCDC” in pink with a light purple PeoplesCDC logo in the bottom right hand corner.
