Senator Marshall Joins Secretary Kennedy & Other Top Medical Experts During Long Covid Panel Discussion
Washington – On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Long Covid panel discussion at HHS. During the discussion, Senator Marshall shared why this specific issue is so personal to him and what he hopes to see the Trump administration accomplish on this issue.
“Long Covid has gone ignored and unaddressed for far too long. Millions of Americans are suffering from this debilitating illness, and we have failed to research ways to help these individuals make a full recovery,” said Senator Marshall. “I am beyond grateful for Secretary Kennedy, the Trump administration, and the experts gathered today for their tireless efforts to take this invisible illness seriously and move beyond the status quo to address the root causes and determine an effective treatment plan.”
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The transcript of Senator Marshall’s opening remarks is below:
“Thank you, Mr. Secretary. Roger Marshall from the great state of Kansas. I’m here today representing, speaking for, and fighting for the 20 million Americans with Long Covid. And it is personal, just like your stories, Mr. Secretary, and that I’ve had a loved one with Long Covid for three years.
“And I want to take a moment to acknowledge some of the people in the room. It’s different being the doctor on the other side, rather than trying to help somebody out. It’s been very humbling, but I’m so grateful for them. We’ve reached out to hundreds of doctors and tried to figure out who could help my son, and acknowledge Dr Jordan Vaughn here, who’s kind of the pioneer of vasculitis, something as an OBGYN, we talked about pelvic congestion syndrome and cardiac output return. So great to see you, Dr Vaughn, here.
“And out in the audience in the next panel is Dr Bruce Patterson, who has a diagnostic tool. He absolutely has one. I believe it’s the right one. And thanks to Dr. Bhattacharya, who’s going to continue to prove that that’s the right one.
“The Secretary talks about, you know, confirming other people’s studies, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do. And the great thing is, it helps delineate the difference between reactivation of Lyme disease versus Long Covid. So, you’re right – outside of the ivory towers, there are people that are out there at warp speed time trying to solve the problem.
“And of course, of course, my mentor here, Dr Redfield, has also helped my loved one in kind of quarterbacking all the different approaches out there, and just kind of the keeper of all knowledge, and just always brings a word of hope to all of us. So, I’m honored to be here, and we’re going to whip this thing, Mr. Secretary, we’re going to get to the bottom of it. Thank you.”
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