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A phase 1/2 trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was started in July looking at how the vaccine works in people who are HIV positive compared to people are are HIV negative: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04444674 I learnt that from Hilda Bastian’s very helpful timeline of the...

I’m so sorry to hear this devastating news. Gary - if you’re reading this - I have to say that I think you are a very special and courageous person. I wish you all the love and strength you need at this most difficult time. Your friends in the ME community are right there behind you. :heart:

Ahhh!!! I’m feeling rather stressed after my parents forwarded me the following email they received from a doctor friend of theirs: “Here it is as a PDF. Problems downloading, let me know. I hope it is useful. A quick perusal gives me the impression it's the real deal. Remember, the fact...

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2769235

It looks like the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 accidentally escaped from a lab in Wuhan is still on the cards... In the article the authors explain the flaws of the Andersen paper (which was posted earlier in this thread) as well as give a detailed description of their own hypothesis...

Dr Fauci on This Week in Virology with Vincent Racaniello! Discussing SARS-Cov-2 transmission, testing, immunity, pathogenesis, vaccines and preparedness.

Hmmm, maybe the first infection wasn’t actually Covid-19? False positives are quite common for the PCR tests.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/12/immunity-to-covid-19-could-be-lost-in-months-uk-study-suggests?CMP=share_btn_link https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.09.20148429v1

I just came across this which doesn’t sound good: https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2020/06/19/immunity-to-covid-19-infection-may-fade-quickly/

Have you tried just hanging things up outdoors to air for a few days or perhaps even longer? I always do that with new clothes before I wash them and find it works quite well.

https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m2420

Thanks @Snow Leopard. So am I correct in my understanding that you disagree with the author of the article that the second type of study is “uninformative”? This is what he says in relation to that:

Would anyone like to share their thoughts on the usefulness and/or ethics of using human challenge studies to study COVID-19? (For those who aren’t aware: human challenge studies involve the deliberate infection of healthy volunteers). I was a bit alarmed to learn that WHO appears to be...

Thanks so much for your ongoing work @PhysiosforME. I have shared your stuff with a physio friend. She tells me that a member of her team who is off work with ME has also sent your information to her recently and that she will go through it. It seems like your work is having a big impact...

Hi @ahimsa - see above the answer to your question about medical masks. I can’t advise about brands but it’s important to make sure that the face mask carries the appropriate certification. The following advice is also from the WHO document I posted above:

Yes. This is the WHO definition of a medical mask from their latest guidance document regarding this (published 5th June): https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstreams/1279750/retrieve

The World Health Organisation have updated their guidance on face masks for members of the public: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/05/who-changes-advice-medical-grade-masks-over-60s

The recent paper (not yet reviewed) might be worth a look: https://cmmid.github.io/topics/covid19/asymp-transmission.html

From The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/01/risk-of-infection-could-double-if-2-metre-rule-reduced-study-finds Paper here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31142-9/fulltext

From the University of Oxford (29th May): Iran and Nicaragua have the worst score (0.2) in terms of readiness to exit lockdown. Next worst are the UK, Moldova, Afghanistan, Benin, South Sudan, Kyrgyz Republic, Syria and Algeria with a score of 0.3. (Good to know that the UK is on a par...