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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “Emerging evidence suggests that the true number [of…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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HHS Sec. Kennedy on Lyme disease

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Under this collaboration, I anticipate participating companies would provide these products, while NIH would support and fund the clinical research needed to evaluate their effectiveness. CDC estimates indicate that nearly 500,000Americans are living with health Gal syndrome, but Emerging evidence suggests that the true number [of Americans with Alpha Gal syndrome] may be far, far higher, potentially reaching in the millions. We intend to bring the same urgency, innovation and scientific rigor to Alpha GAL syndrome that we are bringing to Lyme disease and other tick borne illnesses. (11:01–11:07)

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Asserts that the actual number of Americans with Alpha Gal syndrome may be in the millions.

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