Letter: 'Congress has an opportunity to do something about TB, while also building up the global ability to recognize, diagnose, and treat infectious diseases in general.'
We are still in an ongoing fight for survival against the COVID virus, which has so far killed more than a million Americans. Every year we lose another 30,000-50,000 of our citizens to influenza. The Respiratory Syncytial Virus threatens our youngest children, and this week is straining the capacities of our children’s hospitals. Even polio, thought to be fully contained, is now making a comeback. None of these infectious pathogens is strictly domestic.
Tuberculosis has been a scourge on humans for at least 9,000 years. Until COVID, TB was the single greatest infectious disease killer. This disease is increasing, and last year caused 1.6 million deaths. Congress, in the next six weeks, has an opportunity to do something about TB, while also building up the global ability to recognize, diagnose, and treat infectious diseases in general. The End TB Now Act is being considered in both the House and in the Senate . This bill does not require any additional funding, just directs the U.
I ask you to take two minutes and call the offices of Sen. Romney , Sen. Lee , and your Congressman . They work for you. Remind them of their oath to defend, and ask them to support this bill.
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