Tag Archives: COVID-19

Dr Anthony Fauci says that post-covid syndrome “is highly suggestive of” ME

#MEAction blog post: Dr. Anthony Fauci says that post-covid syndrome “is highly suggestive of” Myalgic Encephalomyelitis   Blog post extract: Terri asked Dr. Anthony Fauci (Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the White … Continue reading

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NICE Statement about graded exercise therapy in the context of COVID-19

Statement about graded exercise therapy in the context of COVID-19   NICE is aware of concerns about graded exercise therapy (GET) for people who are recovering from COVID-19. NICE’s guideline on ME/CFS (CG53) was published in 2007, many years before … Continue reading

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Post-viral fatigue and COVID-19: lessons from past epidemics

Post-viral fatigue and COVID-19: lessons from past epidemics, by Mohammed F Islam, Joseph Cotler,  & Leonard A Jason in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior 25 Jun 2020 [doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2020.1778227]   Review Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic, resulting from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 … Continue reading

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The Health Minister, Covid-19, ME, rehabilitation & NICE

The Health Minister comments on Covid-19, ME, rehabilitation & NICE   The Health Minister Vaughan Gething has replied to the letter WAMES sent to him on International ME Awareness Day highlighting the links between Covid-19, PVFS and ME, and requesting … Continue reading

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What’s the difference between Covid-19 and ME?

ME Awareness:         What’s the difference between Covid-19 and ME?   It is hard not to see many glaring differences between the attitudes to the illness I have struggled with for years and the latest public health threat. Covid-19 is … Continue reading

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Covid-19 or ME crash? – Kay’s story

ME Awareness Week:           Covid-19 or ME crash? – Kay’s story   ME and me, before C-19 I was first diagnosed with ME/CFS when I was in my teens, so I have lived with it for 25 years plus, with varying … Continue reading

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Covid-19 among ME/CFS patients: take part in a research study

Research on Covid-19 among ME/CFS patients   The European ME Alliance (EMEA) invites people to take part in a study to find out whether: ME/CFS patients more often get infected with COVID-19 than other people? people with ME/CFS have other … Continue reading

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ME/CFS & Covid-19: information for you & your doctor

COVID-19 Information and Resources – Bateman Horne Center, March 2020   The Bateman Horne Center works for the medical advancement and treatment of  Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)and Fibromyalgia in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. In addition to the … Continue reading

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ME, Covid-19 & self-isolating

What do people with ME need to know about Covid-19 and self-isolating?              updated 10 April 2020   The Health Minister for Wales has confirmed that people over 70 and people with a range of health conditions, including  neurological conditions, should … Continue reading

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Coronavirus & ME

A new Virus and ME, a blog post in Occupy ME, by Jennie Spotila, 28 Feb 2020   Extract from blog post: What Do I Do? As of today, there are no special recommendations for immune compromised people on how to … Continue reading

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