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DE SCR78
Concurrent Resolution
Status
5/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gerald Hocker
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AI Summary
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Proclaims May 2025 as "Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month" in Delaware
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Recognizes cystic fibrosis affects approximately 40,000 children and adults in the United States and over 70,000 worldwide, with more than 75% of patients diagnosed by age two
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Highlights medical advancements including FDA approval of Trikafta in 2019, the first triple combination therapy for the most common cystic fibrosis mutations
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Notes that life expectancy for people with CF born between 2019-2023 is predicted to be 61 years, compared to the 1950s when few children survived to elementary school
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Directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Legislative Description
Proclaiming The Month Of May 2025 "cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month" In The State Of Delaware.
Last Action
Passed in House by Voice Vote
5/21/2025