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From News-Medical.net: COVID boosters do not harm T-cell function in the vulnerable Direct link to study: No evidence of immune exhaustion after repeated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in vulnerable and healthy populations

Moving video of Jenna Norton, NIDDK Program Officer and one of the NIH signers of the Bethesda Declaration (link goes to Bluesky post) She talks about why she signed. Here's a transcript for those who have trouble watching videos (it's my attempt at a transcript, please let me know if you find...

Another article from CNN: NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies I liked this quote (I think it's also included in other articles)

News in brief posts for the week of June 2 - 8: Mastodon Bluesky

New blog post: The Youngest Victims: A Mother’s Perspective on Long COVID Research and the ME/CFS Reality We’ve Lived The study being discussed in the blog post: Characterizing Long COVID Symptoms During Early Childhood

From #MEAction Scotland: Millions Missing Scotland 2025 raises a red alert

Just FYI, this link does not work any more, just shows an error message ("The page you’re looking for isn’t available.") I'm guessing that the link used to work and the page has been removed since the initial post. But I don't know for sure.

I'm sure Long Covid and ME/CFS patients who go to the emergency department (I'll use the term "ER" = emergency room) are there for symptoms which they think may need urgent treatment. The patients need the doctor's expertise to figure out whether it's an emergency or not. Long Covid or ME/CFS...

[The headline says Long Covid, so I put it in this forum, but this article also applies to ME/CFS, and probably many more chronic illnesses that aren't well known by the staff in hospital emergency rooms.] Emergency departments aren’t trained for Long COVID — and patients are paying the price

News in brief posts for the week of May 26 - June 1: Mastodon Bluesky

#MEAction has released a new video, a slide show of photos along with names and personal stories: The #MillionsMissing Share Their Stories 2025 For those who have trouble with video here's a link to a page with all the still images: https://www.meactions.org/the-millions-missing

https://batemanhornecenter.org/event/online-support-group-97/ Online Support Group Topic: Radical Acceptance: Embracing Life without Condition June 17 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm MDT 8 PM in Great Britain & Ireland Find the time in your time zone here...

News in brief posts for the week of May 19 - 25: Mastodon Bluesky

The Sick Times also has an article on this: Colorado art exhibition showcases creative expressions of Long COVID, advocates for research and treatment

Moved from USA news NPR (National Public Radio) now has a story on this: A stricter FDA policy for COVID vaccines could limit future access

I'm hoping that The Sick Times will report on this issue (restricting COVID vaccines) soon.

Here's a link to the public comment section of the FDA website with this regulaion. People in the USA can leave a comment here. https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FDA-2025-N-1146-0001 EDIT: I found this page with a template to help you create a comment...

Moved from USA news From Medscape Today: FDA Will Prioritize COVID Vaccine Approval for 65 and Older and High Risk I'm not sure exactly what this means for people in the USA who are under 65 and aren't on the "high risk" list. (I'd bet money that people ME/CFS won't be on that list) Does it...

New blog entry from Bateman Horne Center: A New Path for ME/CFS and Long COVID Research

I think this article is about the paper in this thread: PolyBio and WE&ME supported study identifies two distinct ME/CFS subtypes