Sen. Tim Kaine, who suffers from long COVID-19 symptoms, pushes for research into treatments
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In the spring of 2020, the former Democratic vice presidential nominee and current Virginia Senator Tim Kaine became one of the first prominent politicians to test positive for COVID-19. Two years later, he told CBS News he's still fighting the virus.
"I feel like, you drop an Alka-Seltzer in the water and watch it fizz," Kaine said. "It kind of feels like that; like a fizzing or buzzing nonstop... I can feel it in the tip of my forehead right now. I can feel it in the tops of my legs."
His symptoms are distinctive, but other patients reporting long COVID symptoms have reported brain fog, persistent cough and permanent loss of taste or smell. The symptoms could be affecting up to 23 million Americans, according to estimates cited by the Government Accountability Office.
Hunter Biden was found guilty of federal felony gun charges Tuesday by a Delaware jury, but the first son still has avenues for appeal to try to overcome his conviction. Before his trial concluded, his attorneys filed three motions for acquittal last Friday on which Judge Maryellen Norieka has yet to rule.