Does PFAS exposure make you more vulnerable to coronavirus? Senators want a study to find out

By David Levinsky | Courier Times | July 1, 2020

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"U.S. Sen. Bob Casey was part of a group of 19 senators to write to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Alex Azar last week to inquire about whether the potential connection between PFAS exposure and COVID-19 was being “thoroughly examined.”

Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey wants the U.S. government to find out if exposure to PFAS chemicals can make people more vulnerable to coronavirus.

Casey was part of a group of 19 senators to write to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Alex Azar last week to inquire about whether the potential connection between PFAS exposure and COVID-19 was being “thoroughly examined.”