If this were any other issue we would move heaven and Earth to deal with it. In COVID we responded right away, everybody inoculation, everybody out there. The longest impact of COVID is going to be mental health, and yet, we don't treat it.
Kennedy emphasizes the urgent need for a national response to mental health issues similar to the response to COVID-19.
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