Category: Autoimmune Disease

New Study Contradicts ‘Experts’ – Shows Unvaccinated Adults Found “No increase in Myocarditis and Pericarditis” Following COVID Infection

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Authors:  Jim Hoft July 8, 2022 Gateway Pundit A new study from Israel reveals that there was “no increase in the incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis” in unvaccinated adults who had COVID-19 infection. This contradicts the findings of earlier studies that suggested there may be a connection between cardiac inflammation and coronavirus infections. In a […]

Delta reinfection risk low among unvaccinated children

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But scientists warn that the findings do not mean that children should not be vaccinated against COVID-19. Authors: Heidi Ledford July 4, 2022 NATURE Children and adolescents who had not been vaccinated against COVID-19 mounted a long-lasting immune response to infection with the Delta variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a large study of Israeli […]

Immunological dysfunction persists for 8 months following initial mild-to-moderate SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Authors: Chansavath Phetsouphanh, David R. Darley, Daniel B. Wilson, Annett Howe, C. Mee Ling Munier, Sheila K. Patel, Jennifer A. Juno, Louise M. Burrell, Stephen J. Kent, Gregory J. Dore, Anthony D. Kelleher & Gail V. Matthews  Nature Immunology volume 23, pages210–216 (2022) June 30, 2022 Nature Immunology volume 23, pages210–216 (2022) Abstract A proportion of patients surviving acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection develop post-acute COVID syndrome (long COVID (LC)) lasting longer […]

Why Are So Many People Getting COVID a Second and Third Time?

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Doctors say if you got infected with the Omicron BA.1 or BA.2 variants, your antibodies might not fully protect you against the newer BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants now spreading through Southern California Authors: Joel Grover and Josh Davis  June 16, 2022 NBC News A sign encouraging mask use hangs on a fence before the local school council […]

Self-reported outcomes, choices and discrimination among a global COVID-19 unvaccinated cohort

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Authors: Robert Verkerk PhD1, Christof Plothe DO2, Naseeba Kathrada MBChB3 andKatarina Lindley DO4, Science Unit, Alliance for Natural Health International, 78 Dorking Road, Chilworth, Surrey, GU4 8NS, United Kingdom, Praxis für Biophysikalische Osteopathie, Am Wegweiser Alzey, Germany, Dr Kats, 86 Jan Hofmeyer Road, Dawncrest, Westville, 3629, South Africa, Lindley Medical, 2100 FM 1189, Brock, Texas […]

Severe COVID ‘Rare’ in People Who Didn’t Get Vaccine, Survey Reveals

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A survey of 300,000 people who didn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine revealed the unvaccinated didn’t place a disproportionate burden on health systems — in fact, they experienced very low rates of hospitalization and severe COVID-19. Authors: Alliance for Natural Health International 06/09/22 There have been very few studies looking at how those who’ve elected to […]

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: COVID-19 Vaccines and Immunocompromised Patients

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Authors: Stephanie Desmon  Public Health On Call  Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs HOW CAN WE PROTECT THOSE WHO ARE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED? We’re doing two things. First, we’re working on the vaccine aspect. We got NIH funding to run a clinical trial of people who thus far have failed to reach a reasonable antibody level with whatever […]

Mount Sinai researchers develop a rapid test to measure immunity to COVID-19

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New blood assay provides critical information for revaccination strategies in vulnerable individuals Peer-Reviewed Publication THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL / MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Mount Sinai researchers have developed a rapid blood assay that measures the magnitude and duration of someone’s immunity to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This test will allow large-scale monitoring […]

Clinical update on risks and efficacy of anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients with autoimmune hepatitis and summary of reports on post-vaccination liver injury

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Authors: Ana Lleo 1, Nora Cazzagon 2, Cristina Rigamonti 3, Giuseppe Cabibbo 4, Quirino Lai 5, Luigi Muratori 6, Marco Carbone 7, Italian Association for the Study of the LiverAffiliations expand PMID: 35410851 PMCID: PMC8958090DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2022.03.014 Published:March 27, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2022.03.014 Abstract Patients with liver diseases, especially those with cirrhosis, have an increased mortality risk when infected by SARS-CoV-2 and therefore anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine has been recommended by leading Scientific Associations for all patients with chronic […]

Autoimmune hepatitis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: New-onset or flare-up?

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Authors: Enver Avci 1, Fatma Abasiyanik 2 Autoimmune 2021 Dec;125: 102745. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2021.102745  Epub 2021 Nov 11. PMID:  34781161PMCID: PMC8580815DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2021.102745 Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been reported to trigger several autoimmune diseases. There are also recent reports of autoimmune diseases that develop after SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. Autoimmune hepatitis is a polygenic multifactorial disease, which is diagnosed […]