Sanders Unveils Long COVID Discussion Draft, Uncovering Divisions Among Patient-Advocates

Senate health committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is seeking feedback from the long COVID community on a draft legislative proposal that would appropriate $10 billion in mandatory funding for the National Institutes of Health over the next decade to bolster its response to the condition through several new initiatives. However, the reactions to Sanders' draft reveal significant and enduring divisions among long COVID advocacy groups. This draft bill, unveiled Tuesday (April 9), follows the Senate health committee's January hearing on...