Just landed in DC to this great news!!! Please tune in tomorrow; hearing starts at 10 am ET. Link here: help.senate.gov/hearings/addre…
Just landed in DC to this great news!!! Please tune in tomorrow; hearing starts at 10 am ET. Link here: help.senate.gov/hearings/addre…
@zalaly With the new gain of function proof this might be fireworks today
Hey Doc, glad you got in safe! Please push for the common sense @LongCovidAP demands. The “Moonshot” isn’t a pimple on the world’s butt. It won’t make a dent. The demands: 1. Declare Long Covid a National Emergency: Long Covid is a National Security Threat 2. Establish ≥$28 Billion in Funding for Long Covid Programs and Research to Find a Cure a. In November 2023, David Cutler, a health economist and professor of economics at Harvard University, verified to Public Herald’s investigative journalist Joshua Pribanic (also founder of LCAP) that an annual ask of $28 billion for Long Covid is reasonable, “an amount equal to HIV funding, i.e. $28 billion, would not be excessive. The benefits of a cure would be enormous, and the cost of research on the issue is modest.” Cutler added that the ongoing costs of Long Covid to the U.S. economy will be in the trillions, pending a cure. In October 2023, Harvard Economist David Cutler told the New York State Insurance Fund, "There is no amount of money the government shouldn't spend to fix Long Covid....there's no amount that's overdoing it." 3. Mandate Nationwide Tracking of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater at POTWs (read the full letter details through the link provided at the end for specifics) 4. Announce Clean Air Law to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Forward Transmission 5. Mandate Respirator Protection in Healthcare Facilities 6. Demand Regular White House Press Communication Updates 7. Establish a Permanent Entity to Expand and Accelerate Access to Prevention, Research, and Treatment of Long Covid 8. Ensure Sufficient Social Support by the Following 9. Urgent, Sufficient, and Sustained Progress Towards Ending the Long Covid Crisis 10. Begin immediate assistance to Children with Long Covid by passing new SARS-CoV-2 specific legislation (i.e. for a new and novel virus tied to Long Covid) that meets the minimum annual funding of ≥$28 billion referenced in this letter by Harvard Health Economist David Cutler 11. Ensure racial and gender health equity in research, access to clinical trials, preventative measures, educational campaigns, and social services Thank you for taking the time to read this letter of demands to find a cure for Long Covid. Please refer citations and further discussion to the following link to the original LCAP letter of 11 demands that includes an itemized list for each demand: longcovidactionproject.com/cure-long-covi…
@zalaly Thank you for your contributions to investigating the issues with post-viral syndromes, Dr. Al-Aly!
@zalaly Thank you! 🙏 Hope you’ll underscore your message with a strong visual of testifying in an N95.
@zalaly Thank you! Because of the hard work & resolve of individuals like yourself I have hope for my family's future and a better future for the 🌎
@zalaly I didn't even know this was happening, but THANK YOU !