RECOVER Representatives and researchers join new advisory committee addressing Long COVID’s impact on public health
The membership of the U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services’ Advisory Committee on Long COVID includes 6 people who are also contributing to RECOVER.
On Friday, January 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) named 14 members to the U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services’ Advisory Committee on Long COVID. Of those 14 members, 4 are RECOVER researchers and 2 are RECOVER Patient, Caregiver, or Community Representatives.
RECOVER Representatives and researchers appointed to the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Long COVID include:
Dr. Linda Geng (Stanford University)
- Investigator, RECOVER adult observational cohort study
- Co-principal investigator, RECOVER-VITAL clinical trial
Dr. Sarah Jolley (University of Colorado)
- Investigator, RECOVER adult observational cohort study
- Principal site investigator, RECOVER-VITAL clinical trial
Netia McCray
- RECOVER Patient Representative
- Executive Director of the STEM education non-profit Mbadika
Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez (UT Health San Antonio)
- Investigator, RECOVER adult observational cohort study
Dr. Tiffany Walker (Emory University)
- Principal site investigator, RECOVER-AUTONOMIC and RECOVER-VITAL clinical trials
Andrew Wylam
- RECOVER Patient Representative
- Member of RECOVER’s Electronic Health Records (EHR) Coordinating Committee
- President of the non-profit patient advocacy organization Pandemic Patients
Visit the HHS website to read full biographies for each Committee member.
Created by the National Research Action Plan on Long COVID, the Committee will provide recommendations regarding Long COVID and associated conditions to the HHS Secretary from perspectives outside the federal government. This group, which includes individuals representing a wide range of experiences and organizations, will place a special emphasis on ensuring that every person affected by Long COVID has a fair and equal opportunity to attain their highest level of health. Addressing the needs of people and communities disproportionately impacted by Long COVID and other infection-associated chronic conditions will be central to these efforts.
The Committee’s inaugural meeting is currently scheduled to take place in early March. This meeting will be open for anyone to view virtually via live webcast.
Update: On February 19, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14217, "Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy." As a result of EO 14217, the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Long COVID has been dissolved.