Pandemics
are

Preventable.


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Through [coordination], [education], [research], and [advocacy], APPA is building new systems to prevent future pandemics in America and beyond—before they even start.

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APPA, the American Pandemic Prevention Association, represents and serves the American people's interest in preventing future pandemics.

We stand on behalf of Americans from virtually every corner of society:

Small business

Pandemics crush small businesses first. Foot traffic disappears. Supply chains collapse. Cash reserves deplete within weeks. Longtime community fixtures shut their doors forever. The pandemic forced thousands of small businesses across America to close permanently. Those that survived faced crushing debt and workforce upheaval. APPA advocates for pandemic-resilient economic systems that protect Main Street—not just Wall Street—in future health emergencies, preserving the entrepreneurial backbone of America.

Parents

Pandemics force parents to juggle teaching, caregiving, and working simultaneously. Childcare vanishes. Healthcare becomes inaccessible. Education suffers. As COVID-19 shows, pandemics tear families apart. Children lose parents. Parents lose children. Many never get to say goodbye. APPA works to protect families from ever facing this devastation again.

Pandemic families

As COVID-19 shows, pandemics tear families apart. Children lose parents. Parents lose children. Many never get to say goodbye. APPA works to protect families from ever facing this devastation again.

Disability

Pandemics create impossible situations for vulnerable populations. People with diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other chronic conditions face both heightened infection risk and disrupted healthcare access. During COVID-19, immunocompromised individuals became prisoners in their own homes. Many still live without the freedom to safely participate in society. Meanwhile, millions developed Long COVID, joining the ranks of the chronically ill. APPA fights for pandemic prevention that restores freedom to immunocompromised Americans and ensures no future generation suffers from preventable conditions like Long COVID—because protecting our most vulnerable is both a moral imperative and smart public health.

Disadvantaged
communities

Pandemics exploit and deepen existing inequalities. Low-income neighborhoods face higher infection rates. Communities of color experience worse health outcomes. Rural areas struggle with limited healthcare access. COVID-19 revealed stark disparities in testing availability, treatment access, and vaccine distribution. Essential workers—disproportionately from disadvantaged communities—couldn't shelter at home while facing greater exposure risks. APPA champions pandemic prevention that addresses systemic health inequities—because protecting our most vulnerable communities means building a more resilient and just public health system for everyone.

Biomedical workers
& industry

Pandemics push biomedical innovation to its limits. Researchers race against evolving pathogens. Manufacturing scales up for vaccines and therapeutics. Regulatory systems strain to balance speed with safety. COVID-19 demonstrated American biomedical leadership through unprecedented vaccine development speed. Yet it also revealed vulnerabilities in domestic manufacturing capacity and global supply chains for critical components. APPA champions sustained investment in biomedical infrastructure and workforce—because pandemic prevention requires maintaining America's edge in research while building resilient production capacity for rapid emergency response.

Construction/HVAC
workers & industry

Pandemics disrupt essential building projects and maintenance. Construction sites shut down mid-project. Building upgrades stall. Critical ventilation work—suddenly more important than ever—faces staffing and supply shortages. COVID-19 revealed the crucial role of indoor air quality in preventing disease spread. HVAC workers became frontline defenders against airborne transmission, yet lacked clear standards and protective protocols. APPA champions investment in healthier buildings and worker protections—because construction and HVAC professionals are essential to creating pandemic-resistant infrastructure while deserving protection themselves.D-19 shows, pandemics tear families apart. Children lose parents. Parents lose children. Many never get to say goodbye. APPA works to protect families from ever facing this devastation again.

Anti-Inflation

Pandemics trigger devastating economic ripple effects. Supply chains collapse. Manufacturing slows. Labor shortages emerge as workers fall ill. Consumer demand fluctuates wildly. COVID-19 unleashed historic inflation that eroded savings and buying power for years. Essential goods became both scarce and expensive. Fixed-income households and small businesses suffered most as costs soared. APPA works to develop pandemic prevention systems that maintain economic stability—because protecting public health and preventing inflation are interconnected goals that benefit every American household and business.

Students

Students are the generation whose education was upended by COVID-19. Remote learning disrupted our academics. Isolation harmed our mental health. Critical social connections vanished overnight. As students who lived through the last pandemic, we're ensuring no future generation loses these formative years again.

Supply chain
workers & industry

Pandemics shatter supply chains. The Port of LA/Long Beach partial shutdown crippled national distribution. Essential products vanished from shelves. The whiplash of surging demand followed by recession created chaos throughout global networks, driving historic inflation that hurt every American. Supply chain workers face impossible choices between health risks and economic survival. The industry confronts unprecedented disruption, inventory challenges, and workforce shortages. APPA champions resilient supply chain systems with strategic reserves, domestic manufacturing capacity, and worker protections—ensuring America never again faces critical shortages during health emergencies.

Mental health

Pandemics trigger widespread psychological distress. Isolation fuels depression and anxiety. Grief accumulates as lives are lost. Uncertainty creates chronic stress that damages long-term mental wellness. COVID-19 triggered a global mental health crisis. Anxiety, depression, and PTSD surged while treatment became harder to access. Many continue to struggle with pandemic-related trauma years later. APPA advocates for pandemic response plans that protect psychological wellbeing alongside physical health—ensuring mental health resources remain accessible and that isolation measures are balanced with human connection needs.

Senior citizens

Pandemics target our elders most severely. Seniors face the highest mortality rates and most serious complications from infectious diseases. COVID-19 devastated nursing homes and senior communities. Many died alone, separated from family in their final moments. Others endured extended isolation that accelerated cognitive decline and depression. APPA advocates for pandemic protocols that protect seniors' physical health without sacrificing their dignity, social connections, and quality of life—because our elders deserve both safety and respect during public health emergencies.

Public health workers

Pandemics push public health departments beyond capacity. Contact tracers work around the clock. Lab technicians process endless tests. Epidemiologists analyze data with insufficient resources. Health communicators battle misinformation. COVID-19 revealed chronic underfunding of public health infrastructure. Workers faced harassment while making difficult decisions to protect communities. Many experienced burnout and left the field entirely. APPA advocates for robust, sustained investment in public health systems and workforce—because pandemic prevention requires trained professionals with adequate resources before emergencies strike.

Tourism, airline,
entertainment
workers & industry

Pandemics devastate travel and entertainment first. Flights grounded. Hotels emptied. Theaters darkened. Theme parks closed. Cruise ships docked indefinitely. COVID-19 eliminated countless jobs in these sectors overnight. Workers with specialized skills—pilots, hotel staff, performers, event coordinators—found themselves unemployed with few transferable options. Many businesses closed permanently despite years of success. APPA works to develop pandemic prevention systems that allow these vital industries to operate safely during health emergencies—because protecting both public health and economic vitality is possible with proper planning.

National defense

Biological threats represent a clear and present danger to America's security. Naturally emerging pathogens and potential biological weapons both demand sophisticated defense systems. Pandemics disrupt military readiness, compromise critical infrastructure, and threaten economic stability—foundational elements of national security. COVID-19 demonstrated how a biological threat can weaken America's global position. APPA promotes advanced early warning systems, strategic medical countermeasure reserves, and domestic manufacturing capacity for protective equipment—ensuring America remains strong and sovereign against all biological threats.

Agriculture workers
& industry

Animal disease outbreaks threaten America's agricultural leadership. Viruses like H5N1 devastate livestock, disrupt supply chains, and destroy livelihoods of farmers and workers. Zoonotic diseases—jumping from animals to humans—endanger both food security and public health. The agriculture industry stands at the frontline of preventing the next pandemic. APPA unites industry, veterinarians, and experts to build robust biosecurity systems protecting our agricultural economy and preventing future pandemics at their source.

Frontline workers

While others sheltered at home, frontline workers kept America running. Healthcare staff worked exhausting shifts. Grocery employees faced daily exposure. Delivery drivers became lifelines. Transit workers moved essential personnel. Workers faced inadequate protective equipment, unpredictable schedules, and mental health strain. Many contracted COVID-19. Too many died serving their communities. APPA fights for comprehensive worker protections during health emergencies—ensuring frontline heroes receive the safety measures, hazard pay, and respect they deserve in any future pandemic.

Doctors, nurses,
& healthcare workers

Pandemics push healthcare systems beyond breaking points. Doctors and nurses work exhausting shifts in dangerous conditions. Protective equipment runs out. Hospital beds fill beyond capacity. COVID-19 took the lives of thousands of healthcare workers who put patients before their own safety. Burnout and trauma drove many to leave the profession permanently. APPA works to build pandemic-proof healthcare systems with adequate staffing, protective equipment reserves, and crisis protocols—ensuring frontline medical professionals never again face impossible choices between their duty and their lives.

Education

Pandemics fracture entire educational ecosystems. Students fall behind academically. Teachers struggle with impossible workloads. Administrators face no-win decisions about closures and safety. During COVID-19, learning gaps widened. Teachers faced disproportionate exposure risks when schools reopened. Staff shortages became critical. Heated conflicts erupted between parents, school boards, and health officials over safety measures. APPA champions pandemic-resilient education systems with flexible learning models, proper ventilation, and clear protocols—ensuring schools remain safe, functional learning environments during any future health emergency.

Rural communities

Pandemics expose the fragility of rural healthcare systems. Critical access hospitals operate at capacity. Medical specialists remain hours away. Telehealth requires broadband that many lack. COVID-19 devastated rural communities that initially believed themselves protected by geography. When outbreaks arrived, limited ICU beds meant patients traveled hundreds of miles for care—if beds were available at all. APPA champions pandemic prevention strategies that address rural realities—because effective public health requires systems that protect all Americans, regardless of zip code or population density.

Restaurant workers
& industry

Pandemics devastate food service overnight. Dining rooms empty. Servers lose tips. Chefs stand idle. Small, family-owned establishments close permanently after generations of service. COVID-19 forced impossible choices between financial survival and health risks. Workers lost livelihoods with minimal safety nets. Reopening brought confusing regulations, customer conflicts, and continued instability. APPA champions pandemic prevention systems that protect both food service workers and businesses—because restaurants are essential to our communities' economic and cultural fabric and deserve protection during health emergencies.

We say Yes to pandemic prevention:

History ([1][2][3]) has shown that it is possible to prevent another pandemic like COVID-19 from ever happening again. Rather than wait for the next pandemic to arrive, we have the technology and the means to prevent it from happening in the first place.

Achieving something like this would mean: no lockdowns, no riots, no shuttered businesses, no Zoom education, no lost travel, no chronic health impacts, no economic turmoil, no layoffs, no shortages, no inflation, no boredom, no missed memories, and no lost loved ones.

Pandemics are like fire disasters: the sooner you extinguish a virus, the cheaper and easier it'll be. If we eliminate new disease threats and block their spread before it's too late, we won't have to suffer a scenario like COVID where everyone gets burned, directly or indirectly.

There are 4 Big Ways society can prevent a pandemic before it starts:

Testing: Modern infectious disease testing (of people, animals, food, sewage, water, garbage, air) and data science give us a planetary view of what might be looming, where to direct resources, and which infected people and animals to prevent from spreading to others — much like storm monitoring and satellite data for controlling wildfires.

Testing: Modern infectious disease testing (of people, animals, food, sewage, water, garbage, air) and data science give us a planetary view of what might be looming, where to direct resources, and which infected people and animals to prevent from spreading to others — much like storm monitoring and satellite data for controlling wildfires.

Testing: Modern infectious disease testing (of people, animals, food, sewage, water, garbage, air) and data science give us a planetary view of what might be looming, where to direct resources, and which infected people and animals to prevent from spreading to others — much like storm monitoring and satellite data for controlling wildfires.

Education: Rather than leaving the public stranded, providing education on the threat of a new disease and its signs & symptoms, empowers people to take their own action to protect their health and the health of their loved ones. Educating people to understand where new pathogens come from, and that they spread like fires, encourages them to participate in societal efforts to block a disease — much like volunteer fire brigades and witnesses who call in to report fires.

Education: Rather than leaving the public stranded, providing education on the threat of a new disease and its signs & symptoms, empowers people to take their own action to protect their health and the health of their loved ones. Educating people to understand where new pathogens come from, and that they spread like fires, encourages them to participate in societal efforts to block a disease — much like volunteer fire brigades and witnesses who call in to report fires.

Education: Rather than leaving the public stranded, providing education on the threat of a new disease and its signs & symptoms, empowers people to take their own action to protect their health and the health of their loved ones. Educating people to understand where new pathogens come from, and that they spread like fires, encourages them to participate in societal efforts to block a disease — much like volunteer fire brigades and witnesses who call in to report fires.

Vaccination: Protecting the ring of people, livestock, and animals currently exposed to or at risk of infection from a pandemic-capable pathogen can block its spread and cause it to die out — like a firewall, fire perimeter, or fire blanket.

Vaccination: Protecting the ring of people, livestock, and animals currently exposed to or at risk of infection from a pandemic-capable pathogen can block its spread and cause it to die out — like a firewall, fire perimeter, or fire blanket.

Vaccination: Protecting the ring of people, livestock, and animals currently exposed to or at risk of infection from a pandemic-capable pathogen can block its spread and cause it to die out — like a firewall, fire perimeter, or fire blanket.

PPE: We can use advanced technology in the creation of PPE (personal protective equipment) to prevent infection of the first cases in the first place (reinforcing the fire perimeter), or build infrastructure to sterilize pathogens and limit their spread (like fire codes, fire sprinklers, and flame retardants).

PPE: We can use advanced technology in the creation of PPE (personal protective equipment) to prevent infection of the first cases in the first place (reinforcing the fire perimeter), or build infrastructure to sterilize pathogens and limit their spread (like fire codes, fire sprinklers, and flame retardants).

PPE: We can use advanced technology in the creation of PPE (personal protective equipment) to prevent infection of the first cases in the first place (reinforcing the fire perimeter), or build infrastructure to sterilize pathogens and limit their spread (like fire codes, fire sprinklers, and flame retardants).

Silhouette of a researcher examining a slide under a microscope with a blue background.
Silhouette of a researcher examining a slide under a microscope with a blue background.
Silhouette of a researcher examining a slide under a microscope with a blue background.

In order to realize a future free from pandemics, APPA engages in the following activities to effect change:

In order to realize a future free from pandemics, APPA engages in the following activities to effect change:

In order to realize a future free from pandemics, APPA engages in the following activities to effect change:

Coordination

Pandemic prevention entails bridging diverse, disparate systems. We bring together interdisciplinary groups of people to solve missing gaps in pandemic prevention where traditional institutions aren't able to fill. We build broad coalitions to solve prominent pandemic prevention issues as they are needed, acting as a "glue" between different organizations and institutions across society.

Coordination

Pandemic prevention entails bridging diverse, disparate systems. We bring together interdisciplinary groups of people to solve missing gaps in pandemic prevention where traditional institutions aren't able to fill. We build broad coalitions to solve prominent pandemic prevention issues as they are needed, acting as a "glue" between different organizations and institutions across society.

Coordination

Pandemic prevention entails bridging diverse, disparate systems. We bring together interdisciplinary groups of people to solve missing gaps in pandemic prevention where traditional institutions aren't able to fill. We build broad coalitions to solve prominent pandemic prevention issues as they are needed, acting as a "glue" between different organizations and institutions across society.

Education

We support the education of the public and professionals in matters pertaining to public health and emerging infectious disease threats. We ingest and disseminate information to the public that is relatable and easy to understand. We showcase data and pandemic prevention concepts in a more approachable manner. We raise awareness for the effect of previous pandemics on people's lives and the recognition that pandemics are a preventable, not inevitable, issue for society.

Education

We support the education of the public and professionals in matters pertaining to public health and emerging infectious disease threats. We ingest and disseminate information to the public that is relatable and easy to understand. We showcase data and pandemic prevention concepts in a more approachable manner. We raise awareness for the effect of previous pandemics on people's lives and the recognition that pandemics are a preventable, not inevitable, issue for society.

Education

We support the education of the public and professionals in matters pertaining to public health and emerging infectious disease threats. We ingest and disseminate information to the public that is relatable and easy to understand. We showcase data and pandemic prevention concepts in a more approachable manner. We raise awareness for the effect of previous pandemics on people's lives and the recognition that pandemics are a preventable, not inevitable, issue for society.

Research

We monetarily support and provide pro-bono research support to scientists and doctors who are on the forefront of fending off the next pandemic. We do in-house research of disease threats and pandemic prevention technology, and synthesize discourse on health security risks to inform the public. We research policies at the local, state, interstate, and federal levels that could help prevent the next pandemic.

Research

We monetarily support and provide pro-bono research support to scientists and doctors who are on the forefront of fending off the next pandemic. We do in-house research of disease threats and pandemic prevention technology, and synthesize discourse on health security risks to inform the public. We research policies at the local, state, interstate, and federal levels that could help prevent the next pandemic.

Research

We monetarily support and provide pro-bono research support to scientists and doctors who are on the forefront of fending off the next pandemic. We do in-house research of disease threats and pandemic prevention technology, and synthesize discourse on health security risks to inform the public. We research policies at the local, state, interstate, and federal levels that could help prevent the next pandemic.

Advocacy

We engage in political participation to ensure that the public interest in preventing future pandemics always has a voice in government. We lead both grassroots movements and coalitional initiatives.

Advocacy

We engage in political participation to ensure that the public interest in preventing future pandemics always has a voice in government. We lead both grassroots movements and coalitional initiatives.

Advocacy

We engage in political participation to ensure that the public interest in preventing future pandemics always has a voice in government. We lead both grassroots movements and coalitional initiatives.


APPA works with experts and everyday members of the public to build new systems to prevent future pandemics.

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