Vermont Gov. Shumlin Proclaims Rare Disease Awareness Day
February 28, 2017
February 28, 2017
MONTPELIER, Vt., Feb. 28 -- Gov. Peter Shumlin, D-Vt., issued the following proclamation:
WHEREAS, there are more than 6,000 diseases and conditions considered rare (each affecting fewer than 200,000 Americans) in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH); and
WHEREAS, while each of these diseases may affect small numbers of people, rare diseases as a group affect an estimated 25 million Americans; and
WHEREAS, many rare . . .
WHEREAS, there are more than 6,000 diseases and conditions considered rare (each affecting fewer than 200,000 Americans) in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH); and
WHEREAS, while each of these diseases may affect small numbers of people, rare diseases as a group affect an estimated 25 million Americans; and
WHEREAS, many rare . . .