HHS and its crown jewels, agencies like the NIH and FDA, have championed amazing breakthroughs that until this year have accelerated, making us the undisputed world leader in curing disease. The cancer death rate in the US dropped by 34% from 1991 to 2022. We now have an antiviral that cures hep C in 95% of the cases. and globally, vaccination has saved 154 million lives since 1974. These achievements were driven by federally funded biomedical research and by public health professionals serving at the hhs. (00:20–00:26)
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Asserts the effectiveness of an antiviral treatment for hepatitis C.
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