Tag Archives: COVID-19

UK House of Commons Q&A – CFS/ME not in the clinically extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 category

Posted on 04/06/2021 by wames

UK House of Commons Written Questions and Answers: Coronavirus: Vaccination   Asked by Andrew Gwynne MP (Denton and Reddish in Greater Manchester) 19 March 2021 To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason people … Continue reading →

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Managing COVID-19 post viral fatigue syndrome

Posted on 03/07/2021 by wames

Managing COVID-19 post viral fatigue syndrome, by Charles W Lapp and Joseph F John  in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, Feb 22, 2021   Article abstract: In online surveys, over 50% of persons who contract COVD-19 experience symptoms lasting longer than … Continue reading →

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Long COVID – we’ve been here before

Posted on 02/15/2021 by wames

British Medical Association news:  Long COVID – we’ve been here before by Jennifer Trueland, 12 February 2021   Long COVID is a new condition, but those who have endured years of ME/CFS can share their common experience – and a … Continue reading →

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Will COVID-19 lead to ME/CFS?

Posted on 01/14/2021 by wames

Will COVID-19 Lead to ME/CFS? by Anthony L Komaroff and  Lucinda Bateman, in Front. Med.  [doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.606824]   we assume that only 10% of Long haulers will be left with ME/CFS COVID -19 could generate 10 million new cases of … Continue reading →

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Ampligen – AIM doses first ‘long hauler’ patient in trial of post-Covid-19 infection

Posted on 01/13/2021 by wames

Clinical Trial Arena: AIM doses first ‘long hauler’ patient in trial of post-Covid-19 infection, 7 January 2021   AIM ImmunoTech has dosed its first Covid-19 ‘long hauler’ patient in the active AMP-511 Expanded Access Program (EAP) with the Ampligen (rintatolimod) … Continue reading →

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UK ME charity statement on the Covid vaccine

Posted on 01/13/2021 by wames

Forward-ME: ME charity statement on the Covid vaccine, 12 January 2021   We are receiving a very high number of enquiries from people with M.E. asking if they should have the Covid-19 vaccine, and when they should expect to be … Continue reading →

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Statement on long COVID & ME/CFS by the International Alliance for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (IAFME)

Posted on 01/13/2021 by wames

Statement on long COVID and ME/CFS by the International Alliance for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (IAFME)   IAFME is a formal collaboration between national organizations representing patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).  SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) continues to affect millions of people globally. … Continue reading →

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Post-viral fatigue: implications for long Covid

Posted on 01/13/2021 by wames

Post-viral fatigue: Implications for long Covid, by A P Smith in Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases 6(1): 17-23, 2021 [doi : 10.9734/AJRID/2021/v6i130182]   Review abstract: There has been extensive research on post-viral fatigue, and the present mini-review and … Continue reading →

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For many COVID-19 survivors, another devastating syndrome may follow – ME/CFS

Posted on 01/12/2021 by wames

For many COVID-19 survivors, another devastating syndrome may follow, by Barbra Williams Cosentino, in Next Avenue, January 8, 2021   Myalgic encephalomyelitis, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, is on the rise. Lisa Shanks, 48, was a healthy, energetic cardio-dance and fitness … Continue reading →

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Role of mitochondria, oxidative stress & the response to antioxidants ME/CFS: a possible approach to SARS-CoV-2 ‘long-haulers’?

Posted on 12/07/2020 by wames

Role of mitochondria, oxidative stress and the response to antioxidants in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: a possible approach to SARS-CoV-2 ‘long-haulers’?, by , Warren Tate in Chronic Dis Transl Med. 2020 Nov 21 [doi: 10.1016/j.cdtm.2020.11.002]   Review article abstract: A … Continue reading →

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