Science for ME: News in Brief
23 - 29 Mar 2026

🧵 of highlighted #MECFS and #LongCovid research papers being discussed this week on the Science for ME forum.

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https://www.s4me.info/threads/news-in-brief-march-2026.49238/post-683994

News in Brief - March 2026

This thread has a Science for ME 'News in Brief' post for each week in March 2026 by a team including @Trish, @Kalliope, @ahimsa and @SNT Gatchaman. Scroll down to see this week's news.

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"NIH/NIAID Highlight Post-Infectious Illness": Bateman Horne Center blog post

https://batemanhornecenter.org/nih_niaid_highlight_post-infectious_illness/

Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update

#MEcfs #LongCovid #PwME #ME #MyalgicE @mecfs @longcovid

The Human Cost of Failing to Name COVID 'Airborne'

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/03/27/Human-Cost-Failing-Name-COVID-Airborne/

"Is it possible that health-care workers were inadequately protected during the pandemic — and continue to be unnecessarily exposed to serious risk?"

Hashtags:

@longcovid
#LongCovid #PwLC #PostCovidSyndrome #LC #PASC #postcovid
#CovidBrain
#COVIDー19 #COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #SARSCoV2 @novid #novid #CovidIsNotOver #auscovid19

The Human Cost of Failing to Name COVID ‘Airborne’ | The Tyee

Safety laws are being sidestepped. One doctor’s nightmare shows how health-care workers pay the price.

The Tyee
#SarsCoV2 Het slechte nieuws betreft de nog steeds groeiende groep LongCovid- en andere PAIS-patiënten, die in Nederland juist steeds meer aan hun lot overgelaten dreigen te worden. C-Support en Q-support moeten hun diensten in 2026 afbouwen, er is geen geld meer voor.
https://locovid.nl/weekbericht-covid19-2026-13/
#LongCOVID #LoCovid #Weekbericht
Weekbericht Covid19 2026-13 – Low Covid info & actie

Our latest News in Brief summary has headlines and links to further reading about ME/CFS, Long Covid, and related news for the week of Mar. 23 - 29:

Topics:
News, advocacy and articles
Coming events
Research news and commentary
Published research

https://www.s4me.info/threads/news-in-brief-march-2026.49238/#post-683994

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#MEcfs #PwME #LongCovid #PwLC

News in Brief - March 2026

This thread has a Science for ME 'News in Brief' post for each week in March 2026 by a team including @Trish, @Kalliope, @ahimsa and @SNT Gatchaman. Scroll down to see this week's news.

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Mein Long-COVID – Fortschritte und Frust

Seit dem Herbst 23 lebe ich mit Long-COVID. Ein Rückschlag im März 26 brachte mich dazu, über meine Erfahrungen zu bloggen.

https://angela-carstensen.de/mein-long-covid-fortschritte-und-frust/

@Rhube @Fredatron

No new info, but I'm waiting for the NASAL #vaccine, which should actually cut down on transmission of #COVID, rather than mostly protecting from "more serious" illness.

I've gotten all vax and boosters from the beginning, #mask in social situations with strangers or sick people, and I've confirmed I've had the disease one time (last summer). I recovered after four days of mostly sleeping, but only recently discovered that I can't smell certain spices like coriander. 🙁

So... I consider myself lucky but in my small way I have joined the ranks of #LongCOVID sufferers.

UK research funded by ME Association

Testing a Personalised Dysautonomia Management Protocol in Patients with Orthostatic Intolerance and a Diagnosis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Long COVID

Free:
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/15/7/2510

#MEcfs #LongCovid #PwME #ME #MyalgicE #POTS @mecfs @longcovid @pots

COVID‑19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across US...

"There’s no sign so far that BA.3.2, nicknamed Cicada, is any more dangerous or causes more severe disease than the variants that were circulating in the winter of 2025-26. But because it’s significantly different from them, 👉 the current COVID-19 vaccine may not be as effective against it." 👈

#COVID #LongCOVID #COVID19 #COVIDisNOTover

https://theconversation.com/covid-19-variant-ba-3-2-is-spreading-quickly-across-us-a-doctor-explains-what-you-need-to-know-279447

COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across US – a doctor explains what you need to know

The current COVID-19 vaccine does not match the strain that’s now becoming dominant in the US, which could lead to a rise in COVID-19 cases.

The Conversation