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March 4, 2025 by Tracy Asamoah, MD A Guide for Immunocompromised Individuals in a Post-Pandemic World

Even as the world moves on from the pandemic, immunocompromised individuals continue to face heightened health risks. With fewer people wearing masks, navigating daily life safely can be challenging. This guide explores the science behind immune function, the impact of mask-wearing, legal protections, and practical strategies for advocating for personal health. Whether seeking protection in healthcare settings, workplaces, or social interactions, immunocompromised individuals can find support and solutions to maintain both physical and mental well-being in an increasingly unmasked world.

 04 March 2025
January 19, 2024 by Global Autoimmune Institute Breaking the Silence: Navigating Stigma and Shared Challenges in Long Covid and Autoimmune Disease

“The hope is that the floodgates will open and that other people with invisible illnesses will be able to come to the table and talk about their invisible symptoms and be welcomed and embraced,” says James C. Jackson, Director of Long-Term Outcomes at the ICU Recovery Center at Vanderbilt University.

19 January 2024
August 26, 2022 by Global Autoimmune Institute Comparing the World’s Leading COVID-19 Vaccines

Charting the research and development of authorized COVID-19 vaccines The following information is accurate to the best of our knowledge through August 2022. We are no longer updating this page, but will continue updating the Covid News & Autoimmune Disease timeline with pertinent research. Over 100 vaccines have been created to combat SARS-CoV-2. This chart […]

 26 August 2022
June 16, 2022 by Carina Storrs, PhD Is Long Covid a New Autoimmune Disease?

A pathologist weighs in on the latest research involving the link between autoimmunity and Long Covid The more we learn about Long COVID—one of the terms for the health problems that appear or worsen in some people weeks to months after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection—the more confusing the picture becomes. The disease can cause a dizzying […]

 16 June 2022
June 1, 2022 by Melissa Mayer Global Perspectives on Long Covid

Insights from South Africa, Pakistan, the U.S., and the U.K. Innovative research programs around the world confront a health crisis in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Some 43 percent of people infected with Covid-19 develop Long Covid, which means at least 200 million people have had or currently have the condition, according to the […]

 01 June 2022
May 5, 2022 by Global Autoimmune Institute Patient-Powered Surveys Help Generate New Data About Long Covid

A look at Long Covid surveys Nearly three years into the pandemic, the long-term impacts of COVID-19 continue to unfold in real time. Now, communities and medical experts are grappling with an alarming reality: COVID-19 can trigger serious and long-lasting health complications in a significant number of people. The increasingly prevalent illness that follows COVID-19 […]

 05 May 2022
April 1, 2021 by Global Autoimmune Institute COVID Vaccine: Side Effects in Women & the Purpose of Two Doses

Retrospective hospital analyses and cohort studies have shown that people with autoimmune disease are not more susceptible to severe COVID-19 symptoms. Moreover, health experts now offer concrete recommendations for autoimmune disease patients about the COVID-19 vaccine. What do we understand about vaccine side effects in the general population, and how does it parallel outcomes for […]

 01 April 2021
March 12, 2021 by Global Autoimmune Institute Vaccines, COVID-19, & Autoimmune Disease: New Developments

For up-to-date information and more answers, check out our COVID Vaccine & Autoimmune Disease FAQ Since the start of the pandemic, researchers and health officials alike have wondered about the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on autoimmune disease. Now, more than a year since the first case of COVID-19 in the United States, scientific research developments and […]

 12 March 2021
December 19, 2020 by Global Autoimmune Institute Understanding Long COVID

Long-term effects from COVID-19 fall into several categories, making it difficult to identify when the normal recovery period ends and long COVID begins.

 19 December 2020