BREAKING: Senator Bernie Sanders drafts proposal for Long Covid Moonshot.
The proposal earmarks $10B in Long Covid research funding over the next decade.
Long Covid Moonshot
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Long Covid Moonshot
@LCMoonshot
18 million Americans suffering with Long Covid. ZERO treatments. We need a moonshot for Long Covid research funding!
- In case you didn’t know, SARS-COV-2 can persist in your brain for *years* Here’s the @NIHDirector discussing viral persistence and its potential role in #LongCovid
00:00 - "We need more money to do the kind of research that is necessary to come up with a treatment." @SenSanders speaking on #LongCovid and his recent moonshot proposal.
00:00 - 5.8 MILLION American children are suffering #LongCovid as their childhoods pass them by. We need sustained and robust research funding now, for our future – and theirs. @LongCovidKids @LongCovidFam
- Due to popular demand, you can now easily download and print the @LCMoonshot fact sheet we shared at the Senate hearing! Get the facts 👇 longcovidmoonshot.com
- So proud to bring #LongCovid to the front page of print media – spreading the message to so many unreached people. Thank you, @USATODAY, for being on the forefront of this crucially urgent issue affecting millions.
- MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: Call the CDC & demand they roll back their single day COVID isolation guidance! 800-232-4636
- We are grateful for @SenSanders leadership on #LongCovid. We enthusiastically support his Moonshot proposal, which we believe will greatly benefit the millions suffering with this condition. We just sent his team our feedback, and wanted to share our thoughts with you all. 🧵
- #LongCovid is not going away. Only 8% of patients recovered after 2 years.
- NEW CAMPAIGN ALERT 🚀 We are calling Congress to ensure #LongCovid research funding is included in the FY25 budget. Senators Markey, Kaine, and Duckworth have cosponsored a letter calling for $1B+ in funding. It needs more signatures by May 7th! Guide: longcovidmoonshot.com/call-guide
- "my world came to a devastating, painful stop, and I lost everything" - @MamaSitaa__ on her difficult battle with #LongCovid ❤️🩹
- Replying to @LCMoonshot
- California is getting some new #LongCovid billboards next week ✨ Let's keep up the political pressure to fund Long COVID research and get us all the treatment we need!
