The campaign to beat the pandemic

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Covid Action is a grassroots campaign of individual activists and labour and trade union organisations working together to call for a different approach to the ongoing Covid pandemic and to try to ensure we are better prepared for the inevitable future pandemics.

We call on the governments at Westminster and Holyrood and the Sennedd in Cardiff to adopt a Vaccines Plus strategy aimed at eliminating community transmission of the virus.

We  take up the wide range of pandemic-related issues that need to be confronted, such as Long Covid, support for those who have to continue to shield, patent waivers to enable global vaccination, funding for research and development of the next generation of vaccines and antivirals, and the crisis in the NHS and social care.

Covid Action means we aim to be more than a talking shop. We will take action as we campaign and demand action from governments across Britain, local authorities and businesses. During the UK Covid Inquiry we have organised a number of protests there, and participated in others, to try and increase media coverage around the pandemic and the specific issues being considered under its different modules. 

We hold  monthly online campaign calls where, as well as  sharing information and stimulating discussion we also focus on what actions our supporters can take around the specific issue under consideration. Our monthly newsletter also suggests ideas for action whether that be collectively on the streets, by signing petitions or organising on social media.

We work with a range of groups campaigning on a variety of Covid issues,  as well as with  Covid  Action Scotland – insert bluesky link. We played a central role in organising the Together against Covid Conference in 2024, and will be hosting the material from that conference on our site. We are supporting the work which continues to develop the Declaration of Rights which was put to that Conference.

We never forget that the Covid pandemic remains a global pandemic.We support the World Health Network, Global Justice Now, and The People’s Vaccine, and continue to call for the waiver of intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines to enable global immunisation.

We are appalled at developments in the USA where much of the research into pandemics, coronavirus variants and mutations, vaccines and antivirals has been halted by the current Administration, and we call on the British and European governments to increase funding and support for this essential research.

Our main demands are: 

• That Holyrood, the Sennedd and Westminster publicly acknowledges that Covid still exists,ensures all necessary mitigations and protections are put in place, and reviews and updates all relevant laws such as health and safety, equalities and disabilities, to take account of the lessons learnt during pandemic.
• For a fully-funded publicly-run NHS
• Clean air, indoors and out
• The waiver of intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines to enable global immunisation
• Vaccination – further mass vaccination and booster campaigns in the UK, in schools and the wider community, as well as prioritising research into new vaccines to meet the threat of Covid variants
• The return of free testing for all
• The restoration of a public sector test-and-trace system 
• Safe working, studying and socialising, including Covid-safe workplaces – we support Independent SAGE’s Covid Safety Pledge
• Mandatory mask-wearing on public transport and crowded indoor public spaces, including all large shops and healthcare settings
• Ventilation – the widespread installation of HEPA filters and CO2 monitors, and the establishment of mandatory criteria for air quality in indoor spaces
• Long Covid – financial support for those impacted by Long Covid; for it to be recognised as a disability under the Equality Act and as an occupational disease; and funding for ongoing research
• Rigorous government monitoring and public health monitoring
• Publication of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s conclusions 

The pandemic is not over.

The pandemic is global

We must take action now to beat this virus.

A better world is possible.

Covid Action – August 2025