Petition: Fund research into any relationship between microclots & long Covid & ME
A private petition to the UK Government highlights apparent similarities between long COVID and ME/CFS, and requests research, not just support, into diagnosis, treatment and protocols for both conditions.
Petition to UK Government:
The Government should fund urgent research into the possible relationship between vascular dysfunction like microclots and platelet hyperactivation and both long Covid and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, This could help develop diagnosis and treatment protocols for people suffering from these conditions.
ONS statistics estimate 1.3 million UK residents of ALL ages have self-reported long COVID, with 20% saying this had limited their ability to undertake day-to-day activities a lot. NHS Inform estimates around 250,000 suffer from ME.
Failing to identify and treat any root causes of these conditions will lead to further costs for support, lost productivity and social wellbeing.
Much UK effort has focused on symptom support: we urge the UK Government to fund research to identify and find treatments for any physiological issues that may contribute to long Covid and ME.
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- At 10,000 signatures, government will respond to this petition
- At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament
- Created by Timothy Shirra
- Deadline 13 July 2022 (All petitions run for 6 months)
More UK information about research into ME/CFS:
- Decode ME – the world’s largest genetic ME/CFS study
- The ME/CFS Priority Setting Partnership – identifying the top 10 research priorities to influence research funding in the future
- ME Research UK – looking back at 2021
