National Coronavirus Recovery Commission
 National Coronavirus Recovery Commission    | |
|---|---|
| Formation | April 2020 |
| Founder | Heritage Foundation |
| Extinction | June 2020 |
| Membership | • Kay C. James • George Allen • John A. Allison IV • Lawrence J. Blanford • Kevin P. Chavous •  Edwin J. Feulner• Timothy E. Flanigan •  William H. Frist• Noe Landini • Samuel Rodriguez • Nelson J. Sabatini • Joni Eareckson Tada •  Frances Townsend•  Richard J. Tubb• J.C. Watts • Gail Wilensky • Robert L. Woodson Jr. • Paul Winfree • Charmaine Yoest |
| The Heritage Foundation- the power behind President Donald Trump - produced nearly 300 recommendations for governors, state legislators, mayors, Congress, the President, businesses, schools, community organizations, churches, and virtually every institution within society. | |
In April 2020, the Heritage Foundation announced the formation of a National Coronavirus Recovery Commission. Given the Heritage Foundation's clout in the Trump administration, the report, which recommended somewhat opening the economy while still "testing", contact tracing, and "supporting the accelerated introduction of therapeutics and vaccines", was probably the base for several policies.[1]
Own words
Over the last eight weeks, the Commission has produced nearly 300 recommendations for governors, state legislators, mayors, Congress, the President, businesses, schools, community organizations, churches, and virtually every institution within our society. The breadth of these recommendations reflects the view that solutions to the nation’s current challenges require an "all of society approach."[1]
The commission was led by Heritage Foundation President Kay C. James to "chart out the path to best navigate our nation through this crisis to determine when and how to begin to get Americans' lives 'back to normal' again".[2]
Recommendations
It recommended a "return to a more normal level of business activity", but "this would be done only after stabilizing the health care system; establishing enhanced testing, reporting, and contact tracing; and continuing to follow CDC mitigation guidelines."[1]
- Slow the spread of the coronavirus while expanding testing, reporting, and contact tracing. Follow CDC guidance on social distancing and other mitigation efforts until new cases begin to decline for at least 14 days.
- It suggested "nvest in national and state stockpiles, reform supply chains, develop strategies to adjust resource capacity to meet the demands of crises, develop the supply of antiviral agents, seek to develop vaccines for coronaviruses, as well as invest in an international biosurveillance network to detect and contain emerging infectious diseases through coordination and cooperation."[1]
- Specifically, the Commission recommends that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issue a determination that COVID-19 is a "material threat and that DHS and the Department of Health and Human Services then issue contracts to purchase large quantities of promising drugs and vaccines for the Strategic National Stockpile.[1]
Known members
4 of the 19 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Edwin Feulner | Spooky US academic |
| Bill Frist | Senate Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007 |
| Frances Townsend | United States Homeland Security Advisor 2004-2008 |
| Richard Tubb | Personal physician to President George W. Bush. Gave the president ciprofloxacin a week before the 2001 Anthrax attacks. |
