Preventing pandemics

摘要

Two members of Congress re-introduced a bipartisan bill that would shut down commercial wildlife markets, end the trade in live wildlife for human consumption and stop wildlife trade in the United States. US Representatives Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.) previously introduced the Preventing Future Pandemics Act in September 2020. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced a companion bill in the US Senate and plan to re-introduce their bill soon. "For the sake of our health, our economy, and our livelihoods, preventing the next pandemic before it starts is perhaps the most important thing we must do. For that reason, Representative Upton and I re-introduced the Preventing Future Pandemics Act at the very first opportunity on the day the new congress is sworn in," Quigley said. "We were thrilled with the robust, bipartisan support the bill received last year and we're committed to building on that momentum to see this bill become law."