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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “NIH is already investing nearly $50 million in Lyme disease…”

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

Published | Video Starts at 06:24

The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the bill unanimously. And I will continue fighting to get it across the finish line. We're not waiting for Congress to act. NIH is already investing nearly $50 million in Lyme disease research and another 122 million in tick borne disease research. including prevention, diagnostics and treatment. Our goal is clear. Reduce Lyme disease case by 25% by 2035 compared to 2022 levels. (06:24–06:34)

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