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While the Biden administration's America Rescue Plan began its journey through Congress Feb. 3 as the next U.S. effort to address the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers came together to identify steps to improve vaccine distribution and curb ongoing supply shortages.
Testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, Luciana Borio, vice president of In-Q-Tel and a former acting chief scientist at the FDA, warned that the worst days may lie ahead, given the emergence of variants, especially the South African variant that seems to cause more severe disease.
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is underway in North Central Washington. The fact that safe and effective vaccines were on the market less than one year after the pandemic arrived in the U.S. is nothing short of a scientific marvel, a testament to modern medicine and the work of scientists around the world.
WASHINGTON – State health officials from across the country urged a congressional committee to increase distribution of COVID-19 vaccine doses at a hearing Tuesday that also had Republicans and Democrats sparring over who was to blame for the slow vaccine rollout.
8th District Representative Kim Schrier participated in a hearing Tuesday on increasing COVID-19 vaccinations and improving the supply chain.
Consider this alternative to your morning routine: Your alarm goes off, you turn on the coffee machine, you brush your teeth, and you take an at-home COVID-19 antigen test. By the time you are pouring that cup of coffee, you'll know whether you are contagious and can make a smart decision about whether to go to work or school or stay home.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement after voting for the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act" which included her bill, the "Kids' Access to Care Act":
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) voted today for HR 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. Rep. Schrier gave the following speech on the floor in support of the bill:
I'm so excited about HR 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. I am the first pediatrician elected to Congress. And currently the only female doctor in Congress. I am also a patient with Type 1 Diabetes. My life depends on insulin, so the high cost of prescription drugs affects me and people like me every day.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congress holds hearings about the high cost of insulin, U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) has introduced a bipartisan bill that will bring down the cost of insulin. Rep. Schrier, a member of the Executive Committee of the Diabetes Caucus who has Type 1 diabetes and is a pediatrician, knows all too well how the price of insulin is affecting families all across the country.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced an amendment this week, which was unanimously adopted in H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. The amendment would increase the number of healthcare professionals who are able to assist children exposed to violence. The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act passed the House on Thursday.