Senator Murray Emphasizes Need for Continued Action on Long COVID & Increased Investments at HELP Hearing

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"Since the COVID-19 pandemic, I have pressed for more NIH funding to help us better understand and treat Long COVID--I continue to fight for strong funding levels for health research and public health infrastructure as we negotiate our current funding bills. Last Congress, I fought hard to pass my PREVENT Pandemics Act to make sure we wouldn't be caught so unprepared whenever the next pandemic hits.

Still, there is so much more we have to do: we need better information, care, treatment--and public awareness to help with prevention. I know for the patients dealing with this--Long COVID is a serious, life altering condition, and one we are still learning more about every day. So thank you for sharing your stories.

A lot of patients with Long COVID in my state of Washington have told me that they have really limited access to quality treatment and rehab services--the University of Washington's Post-COVID Rehabilitation and Recovery Clinic is one of the few that we have in a very large state… What do you want to see done at the federal level to expand access to quality care for Long COVID patients?"

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