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Alarming COVID study indicates long-term loss of gray matter and other brain tissue

 By Michael Greenwood, M.Sc.          Jun 18 2021 There has been extensive evidence of brain-related pathologies associated with COVID-19…

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Protecting Yourself Against Infection While Living with MS

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Risk of MS Relapse Not Increased by COVID-19 Vaccine, Study Finds

 By Marisa Wexler MS on Sep 08, 2021 07:00 am Getting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 does not increase the risk of multiple…

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COVID19 Updates from The National MultipleSclerosis Society, Includes Boosters, Post Exposure & More

Recorded August 26, 2021 —  MS Hub Interview with:    Julie Fiol, Associate Vice President, Healthcare Access for The National…

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NIH opens study of COVID-19 vaccine booster in patients with autoimmune disease

 The NIH has launched a clinical trial to examine antibody responses to a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in patients with…

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Do People With MS Need a 3rd Vaccine Shot?

  by Ed Tobias | August 20, 2021 Now that a third COVID-19 vaccine shot has been approved in the U.S. for immunocompromised people,…

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FDA authorizes REGEN-COV for post-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) for COVID-19 (in English and Spanish)

 August 10, 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for REGEN-COV (casirivimab and imdevimab, administered…

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Vaccine Effectiveness and MS

  Some DMTs may reduce the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines People taking certain DMTs (ocrelizumab, rituximab, ofatumumab, and possibly…

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What is happening to people with MS on DMTs getting vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccines. Are they immune or not?

  Gavin Giovannoni Jul 16 Yes, we are seeing vaccine breakthroughs in vaccinated patients with MS on ocrelizumab. A colleague…

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Israel, Widely Vaccinated, Suffers Another Covid-19 Surge

 Country delivers more booster shots, restores mask and quarantine mandates as Delta variant drives up hospitalizations click arrow to play…

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