Brianne Dressen on science-based support for COVID-19 vaccine injured

This podcast episode features an interview with Brianne Dressen, founder of React19, a nonprofit organization established to support individuals suffering from Long COVID and COVID vaccine injuries, including those experiencing POTS and dysautonomia. The episode covers React19's multifaceted approach to advocacy, including building a provider network, funding research, lobbying for better compensation for vaccine injury, and providing financial aid for medical expenses. Dressen shares her personal experience with vaccine injury and discusses the challenges faced by patients in getting recognition and treatment from medical and governmental systems. The episode also highlights ongoing efforts for research and policy change, detailing the organization's collaboration with Yale and other institutions to study post-vaccine syndromes and lobbying efforts to improve the federal injury compensation program in the U.S. Despite setbacks with public policy, React19 continues to push for systemic changes and support for affected individuals.