Covid Wellness Clinic

03/27/2024

𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 -𝟏𝟗:

Tuesday March 26, 2024,
New York State Capitol, Million Dollar Staircase.

New York State Senator Jamaal T. Bailey and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz joined Covid survivors and their families to support Bill A7134/S6592, proposed legislation to establish the New York COVID-19 Children's Fund Program or “Baby Bonds." If passed, eligible children will receive publicly-funded savings accounts that can be used for qualified life expenses, such as college or starting a small business.

Research shows that more than 𝟑𝟕𝟖,𝟎𝟎𝟎 children in the US under 18 have lost a parent or caregiver to the COVID-19 pandemic and that these losses can significantly impact their educational outcomes. In New York State nearly 𝟏𝟖,𝟎𝟎𝟎 children have lost a parent or caregiver to Covid.

The Advocacy Day was be led by Covid Survivors for Change. It aims to raise awareness for these children and for policies such as "Baby Bonds", and for millions of long haulers who are in desperate need of assistance.

Our small but mighty team rocked the Capitol.

𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲- 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 legislators 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲.

Advocacy day kicked off at 9am and ended at 5pm. Our schedules were jamming.

📌 Securing 2 Co-Sponsors for our priorities

📌 Met with over 23 NYS officials and staff:

Senator Jamaal T. Bailey 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥

Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 -𝟏𝟗 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝

Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. 𝐂𝐨-𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫

Senator Jessica Ramos 𝐂𝐨-𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫

Assemblywoman Jaime Williams

Assemblyman Edward Braubstein

Senator Tim Kennedy

Assemblywoman Yudelka Tapia

Senate Finance Committee Peter Oberacker

Senator James Skoufis Finance Committee

Assemblyman John McDonald Chairman Government Operations Committee

Senator Nathalia Fermandez

Senator Neil Breslin Senate Finance Committee

Senator Toby Ann Stavisky Senate Finance Committee

Brad Holyman -Sigal Srnate Finance Committee

Senator John Liu

📌 Press Conference to be aired on Spectrum News Capitol Tonight this coming Thursday

𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲. Amazing work and leadership.

“You are just one victory away.“

03/15/2024

International Long Covid Awareness Day: There’s still so much more work to be done surrounding LC-19. Four years later and we still don’t have a medical term for a disease that is crippling lives, taking lives and hurting 58 million children who have been medically disabled since 2020 because of Long Covid. The obstacles are challenging to navigate, cost, care, treatments, therapy. Together we are stronger. I pray that you never experience living with long COVID.

“You are just one victory away.”

03/10/2024

We need your support…

Attention: COVID Survivors, Long COVID patients, Children Orphaned by COVID, Caregivers and Supporters.

No political affiliation or knowledge of policies needed .

COVID Survivors for Change
New York Advocacy Day
Tuesday March 26th 2024
8:30am-3pm meeting place Bull Moose Club Albany

Goal:
Continue to raise awareness about the 17,500+ children in New York State (and more than 350,000 children nationwide) who have been orphaned by COVID and the importance of baby bonds, scholarships and other important policies.

This advocacy day will consist of in-person meetings with key legislators, a press conference with legislative champions, and volunteers participating virtually.

Our goal is at least 10 meetings with legislators that day.

Important materials to prepare:
2024 NY Advocacy Day Meeting Tracker

Email to NY legislators to request meetings:

3.26.24 NY Advocacy Day
Legislation:
Baby bonds Legislation (S6592)
Children’s Scholarships Bill (A4892)
Disability Claims Extension (S7792A)

We need your help , voice and support.

Please visit COVID Survivors for Change page to learn more and how to get involved.

You can also contact Maya McNulty

Thank you.
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02/01/2024

$3.9 Million NIH ➡️ awards Albany Medical Center Long Covid Clinic to study.

https://www.news10.com/news/3-9-million-award-for-albany-medical-college-to-study-long-covid/

Participants needed.

Albany Medical College has led efforts to find biomarkers that identify long-COVID in blood samples. That’s why the college received a $3.9 million grant from the National Institute of Health to ex…