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28 Dec 2020 11:52Last reply 30 Dec 2020 23:14

#MSCOVID19: YES, HAVE THE VACCINE

A good article here. Says it better than I ever could! https://multiple-sclerosis-research.org/2020/12/mscovid19-yes-have-the-vaccine/

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@Birdi

1 Apr 2020 09:45Last reply 1 Apr 2020 18:00

MS & Covid19

Hi lovely people Any of you self isolating or any of you suffering with the Covid19 virus? How are you coping? My MS is kicking off, I think due to anxiety.. Anyone else feeling the same? Many thanks Kindest regards Birdi

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@DominicS

29 Jun 2020 12:05

Coronvairus /Ocrelizumab vaccine trial

Hi all, - If you take ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) , as I do, and want to participate in a vaccine trial then have a read of this post on the Barts MS blog and get in touch with them via the blog. - https://multiple-sclerosis-research.org/2020/06/mscovid19-covax-or-coronavirus-ocrelizumab-vaccination-study...

#MSCOVID19 and anti CD20 and covid-19 vaccination responses. More of the same. T cell responses not affected, so what does this say about how anti-CD20 works in MS?

More of the same….anti-CD20 inhibits seroconversion, but there is a T cell response. Even if there is an antibody response it is of lower quality. Get vaccinated before anti-CD20 and the vacc…

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@DominicS

27 Jun 2020 06:39

Why the MS Register is so important to u

I have a conflict of interest to declare: I am on the UK MS Register committee. - The MS Register here struggles to get more sign-ups. Everything you share is to further the cause of MS research. Your data is secured properly and never ever shared, outside of the anonymised research data. - The Fre...

@DominicS

3 Jun 2020 10:12Last reply 8 Jun 2020 08:07

Can you help Prof G? Got MS, Had Covid?

He says, "I am interested to know if any of you who have COVID-19 are suffering from a persistent loss of smell and taste and how has it affected your life? Please let us know if smell training makes a difference." - Here is the full post: https://multiple-sclerosis-research.org/2020/06/mscovid19-lo...

Loss of Neutrophils

open access Baker D, Kang AS, Giovannoni G, Schmierer K. Neutropenia following immune-depletion, notably CD20 targeting, therapies in multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2023;82:105400. N…

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@rachelhorne

19 May 2020 17:57

MS and assistance dogs

HI, I have just written a piece on MS and assistance dogs on the Barts blog- and how they help hundreds of people with MS lead independent lives:https://multiple-sclerosis-research.org/2020/05/mscovid19-dogs-are-being-trained-to-sniff-out-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign...

@DominicS

14 May 2020 14:22Last reply 15 May 2020 13:05

Well worth a read and a comment...

https://multiple-sclerosis-research.org/2020/05/mscovid19-endemic-musings/

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@DominicS

4 May 2020 10:06

Dom’s Covid Diary – Mon 4th May

11:50h so a bit late to say rise and shine. Covid lockdown = chores. Mrs S works from the dining table so every time I pass by I realise I am under her gimlet eye and try to do something worthy. I just cleaned the cooker top and hood after the bread was put in to bake. Self-imposed tidying anxiety. ...

@DominicS

29 Apr 2020 08:21Last reply 29 Apr 2020 20:51

Do you live alone? Worth a read

https://multiple-sclerosis-research.org/2020/04/mscovid19-pulse-oximetry/ - "If you are single I suggest going to extraordinary lengths to protect yourself if you have to self-isolate with COVID-19. You may have heard about the tragic death of a young surgical trainee who died alone at home from ...

#MSCOVID19. Get Boosted if you have had CD20-depleting antibody

I have had my booster. Have you had yours.? This study indicates that if you have had immune-depletion there may be merit in boosters Otto C, Schwarz T, Jeworowski LM, Schmidt ML,&nb…

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@DominicS

25 Apr 2020 10:08Last reply 25 Apr 2020 12:23

Dom’s Covid Diary – Sat 25th Apr

Testing and vaccines and other things you may like. - Hi there. In a slight change to the daily updates – a self-imposed burden so no sympathy for me – I have settled on an occasional Covid-19 diary. This helps me as much as you as I now have a way to channel the instant sharing urge as I continuous...

UK will need social distancing until at least end of year, says Whitty

Government’s chief medical officer says return to normal in short term is ‘wholly unrealistic’

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#MSCOVID19 and anti CD20 and covid-19 vaccination responses. More of the same. T cell responses not affected, so what does this say about how anti-CD20 works in MS?

Loss of Neutrophils

#MSCOVID19. Get Boosted if you have had CD20-depleting antibody

UK will need social distancing until at least end of year, says Whitty