We all want to end the pandemic, reopen the economy, and keep people healthy. Our governments and big pharmaceutical companies must come together to find urgent solutions that benefit all of us, including a COVID-19 vaccine.
A people’s vaccine is not only about fairness; it’s necessary to build herd immunity and return to normal life. The quickest way to open up our businesses and schools is to give everyone access to a vaccine, prioritizing essential workers and others who are at greatest risk of contracting COVID-19.
More than $10 billion of our tax dollars have been invested with pharma companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Merck to develop the COVID-19 vaccine, yet there's still no guarantee that everyone will even be able to afford it.
Sound unfair? That’s because it is.
Your ability to stay safe and healthy should never be dictated by the amount of money in your pocket. That’s the COVID-19 vaccine must be a people’s vaccine.
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An Open Letter to President Biden
President Biden has tremendous power to help decide who gets access to protection from this virus, when and at what cost. As a cross-section of leaders from public health, business, faith-based, racial justice and labor organizations, public service, entertainment and economics, we join our voices to call on the President of the United States to commit to a People’s Vaccine.
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What you can do right now
Act now to demand that President Biden protect the most vulnerable people all around the world.
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What’s a people’s vaccine, and how can we get one?
Here are five things we need to do in order to get a universally available and affordable vaccine to help end the COVID-19 pandemic

Rich countries call dibs on COVID-19 vaccines
Oxfam’s latest analysis finds that wealthy nations have purchased 51 percent of the promised doses of leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates, while representing just 13 percent of the world’s population.
A #peoplesvaccine is
Free
Our tax dollars paid for the research used to develop the life-saving vaccine, so it should belong to us. We shouldn’t have to pay twice for something we helped create.
Fair
People who bear the biggest burden from COVID-19—especially frontline health and essential workers—should get protection before the wealthy and well-connected.
Accessible
The vaccine must be publicly available for everyone, regardless of how much money they have or where they live. No corporation or country should have monopoly control over a life-saving medicine we all need.