Dr. Michael Osterholm said on “Meet the Press, COVID-19 will rage “like a forest fire” in the U.S. Trump has no clear plan to deal with it, and has regressed to a dismissive, “pre-pandemic” attitude. “I don’t think that this is going to slow down. Wherever there is wood to burn, this fire is going to burn. I think we’re going to just see one very, very difficult forest fire of cases.”
Trump has surrendered to COVID-19 with no sane plan.
The Biden Harris ticket have a seven point plan,
- Testing as many people per day as are currently tested per week by doubling the number of testing sites in the U.S.; investing in rapid and at-home tests; creating a Pandemic Testing Board to oversee test production; and building out a 100,000-person national contact tracing workforce that would collaborate with community groups.
- Ramping up production of personal protective equipment like masks and face shields.
- Working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to produce clear guidance for businesses, schools and other facilities trying to reopen, accompanied by government funding for businesses, schools and state and local governments.
- Creating (and investing $25 billion in) a vaccine production-and-distribution plan that ensures free and equitable access, while allowing scientists to clearly communicate progress with the public.
- Protecting vulnerable populations like the elderly and people of color, including through a COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force, and publishing a real-time data dashboard that provides local information about the outbreak.
- Restoring the White House office responsible for monitoring global health risks, which Trump disbanded in its original form in 2018, and rejoining the World Health Organization, among other efforts to strengthen the U.S.’ global health response.
- Encouraging universal masking by urging governors and local lawmakers to enforce mandates.
VOTE.