Coronavirus:
COVID NEWS & RESEARCH UPDATES
*Updated November 30, 2021
An ongoing timeline summarizing key COVID-19 scientific developments, especially as it pertains to autoimmune disease
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Coronavirus:
COVID VACCINE & AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE FAQ
Answers to our most frequently asked questions about autoimmune disease and COVID-19 vaccines
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Coronavirus:
Comparing the World’s Leading COVID-19 Vaccines
*Updated November 26, 2021
Vaccine research and development highlights, updated weekly
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Coronavirus:
COVID VACCINE: SIDE EFFECTS IN WOMEN & THE PURPOSE OF TWO DOSES
Why women experience more COVID-19 vaccine side effects and autoimmune disease, and the purpose behind two doses
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Coronavirus:
IS SARS-COV-2 AN AUTOIMMUNE VIRUS? IS LONG COVID AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE?
A comparative look at the overlap between COVID-19 infection and autoimmunity, and the science behind it
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Coronavirus:
VACCINES, COVID-19, & AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE: NEW DEVELOPMENTS
The latest info on COVID-19 high risk outcomes, vaccine recommendations, and adverse reactions as it pertains to AD
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Coronavirus:
Understanding Long COVID
What we know about long COVID, and the link between the post-viral syndrome, ME/CFS, and autoimmune disease
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Coronavirus:
COVID-19 AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE: WHAT WE KNOW NOW
A compilation of the most recent information out there on the relationship between COVID-19 and autoimmune disease
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Coronavirus:
COVID-19 & Autoimmune Disease
General information about the coronavirus as it relates to chronic conditions, plus self-care tips, and resources
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New Research:
Autoimmune Disease May Not Put You at Higher Risk of COVID-19
Study suggests that autoimmune patients with coronavirus have same hospitalization rate as the general population
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Living Well:
Finding Balance in Uncertain Times
How to cope with coronavirus anxieties and using chronic illness as a tool to navigate the uncertainties
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Coronavirus:
How Immunocompromised People Without Strong Vaccine Protection Are Coping with COVID
By Scientific American
Coronavirus:
When the Immune Response Makes COVID-19 Worse
This piece by The Scientist considers COVID-19 as a two-step disease: interferon response and hyperinflammation
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Coronavirus:
Rogue Antibodies Involved in Nearly One Fifth of COVID Deaths
Scientific American discusses research on autoantibodies in the development of severe COVID-19
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Coronavirus:
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission From People Without COVID-19 Symptoms
This study published in JAMA reports peak infectiousness in symptomatic versus asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
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Coronavirus:
COVID-19, Vaccines and Autoimmune Diseases
GAI talks with U.S. News, weighing in on the discussion of the COVID vaccine for those living with autoimmune disease
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Coronavirus:
Diverse Functional Autoantibodies in Patients with COVID-19
Scientists at Yale explain how autoantibodies turn against the body in some cases of severe COVID-19
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Coronavirus:
COVID-19 Vaccines Are Entering Uncharted Immune Territory
The Atlantic covers how some immunosuppressants inhibit the body’s ability to create antibodies after vaccination
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Coronavirus:
The Way Out of Brain Fog
The Atlantic delves into one of the more prevalent symptoms to develop after a COVID-19 infection: brain fog
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Coronavirus:
Friendly fire: How autoantibodies could drive severe Covid
Knowable Magazine explains the role of autoantibodies in driving severe COVID-19 symptoms and triggering long COVID
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Coronavirus:
Coronavirus Deranges the Immune System in Complex and Deadly Ways
Kaiser Health Network discusses how a COVID-19 infection can lead to the development of autoimmune diseases
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Coronavirus:
The Immune Havoc of COVID-19
Scientific American analyzes the damage serious immune responses can have on the body after a COVID-19 infection
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Coronavirus:
The Vaccine Alternatives for People with Compromised Immune Systems
An article by National Geographic outlines the use of antibodies to protect those unable to take vaccines
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Coronavirus:
COVID VACCINES MIGHT LOSE POTENCY AGAINST NEW VIRAL VARIANTS
Nature’s comprehensive timeline of COVID-19 research, including recent vaccine updates
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Coronavirus:
VACCINES AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE
Deplatform Disease’s roundup of current research on COVID-19 and autoimmunity
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Coronavirus:
Rogue antibodies could be driving severe COVID-19
An article in Nature explains how autoantibodies may be linked to severe COVID-19 infections
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