Ensure free access to a coronavirus vaccine

Warren proposed increasing federal investment in coronavirus vaccine development and having the government buy a bulk supply of any eventual vaccine. She also proposed requiring insurers and federal health programs to cover recommended vaccines without cost sharing, with free distribution to vulnerable people and the uninsured. If a manufacturer charged an excessive price, the government could arrange production or use compulsory licensing.

Context: The purchase and coverage proposals depend on a vaccine being developed; the text does not define an excessive price.

In their own words

the government should guarantee that it will purchase a bulk quantity of the eventual vaccine for coronavirus.

The source

Protecting our People and our Economy from Coronavirus

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Retrieved: 11/12/2026