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Watch New York State Senate Public Hearing on Lyme and Tick Borne Diseases

ByCanLyme Team

LYME SCI: Re-cap of New York’s Lyme disease hearing

On August 29, the New York State Senate’s Task Force on Lyme and Tick-borne Diseases held a public hearing, with participation from many stakeholders. Public health officials, scientists, patients, and doctors from IDSA and ILADS all addressed the committee hearing, which was streamed live to a national audience.

Senator Sue Serino, who chairs the Tick-borne Disease (TBD) Task Force, along with Senator Kemp Hannon, who chairs the Senate Standing Committee on Health, did a fantastic job of moderating the hearing. Senator Serino described how her own child suffers debilitating symptoms after being bitten by a tick and her personal desire to improve care for Lyme patients.

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