{"id":1406,"date":"2023-01-31T00:43:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T00:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/longcovidalliance.org\/?p=1406"},"modified":"2023-05-11T16:10:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T16:10:51","slug":"lca-champion-sen-tim-kaine-pushes-for-long-covid-solutions-federal-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/longcovidalliance.org\/lca-champion-sen-tim-kaine-pushes-for-long-covid-solutions-federal-action\/","title":{"rendered":"LCA Champion Sen. Tim Kaine Pushes for Long COVID Solutions, Federal Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>We&#8217;re grateful for Sen. Kaine&#8217;s continued support of the Long COVID community. Sen. Kaine, a Long COVID patient himself, has previously advocated for and represented LCA and partners&#8217; initiatives on the federal stage. From Axios Richmond:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Downtown Richmond on Friday held the country&#8217;s first&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaine.senate.gov\/press-releases\/photos\/video-kaine-hhs-conclude-long-covid-summit-in-richmond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">long COVID summit<\/a>&nbsp;to bring together a U.S. senator, federal health officials, providers and patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why it matters:&nbsp;<\/strong>Long COVID is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/10\/06\/long-covid-cdc-data-disabling\">disabling millions of Americans<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/covid19\/pulse\/long-covid.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a tenth of Virginians<\/a>. Leaders are recognizing the need for a coordinated response to stem the impact of the chronic illness that has left researchers stuck on how to cure it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>But Congress&#8217; response has been&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/08\/08\/long-covid-congress-kaine-00049921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">muted<\/a>. The issue has also taken a back seat in the General Assembly to tax cuts, abortion rights and book banning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The impact:&nbsp;<\/strong>Nearly 80% of Virginians with long COVID report that it limits their day-to-day lives, per<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/covid19\/pulse\/long-covid.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;CDC data<\/a>&nbsp;released Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Sen. Tim Kaine said his symptoms make his body feel like all of his nerves are &#8220;dipped in an Alka-Seltzer 24\/7.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What they&#8217;re saying:&nbsp;<\/strong>Long haulers need disability support in schools and workplaces and more educated providers that won&#8217;t dismiss their symptoms, a panel of Virginia patients told the crowd, which included state health commissioner Colin Greene and HHS Assistant Secretary Rachel Levine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What they&#8217;re saying:&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m navigating a system that is much harder than it needs to be,&#8221; said Rachel Beale, a Southampton County resident whose youngest son said he doesn&#8217;t remember the last time she wasn&#8217;t sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>11-year-old ZZ DeFonde from Prince William County shared how his love of hiking has been replaced with medical appointments and wishing he could feel like himself again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s next:&nbsp;<\/strong>Kaine last year&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaine.senate.gov\/press-releases\/kaine-markey-and-duckworth-introduce-bill-to-help-people-living-with-long-covid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">introduced a bill<\/a>&nbsp;that could jump-start recommendations from patients. He told Axios the legislation is likely to pass &#8220;even in a divided Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re grateful for Sen. Kaine&#8217;s continued support of the Long COVID community. Sen. 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