Welcome to the first of a three part interview series with Professor Akiko Iwasaki. The series will cover the thorny subject of viral persistence, vaccine injury, autoimmunity and the latest state of the research and our understanding of the condition. In part 1 it’s all about viral persistence, and how Professor Iwasaki’s Paxlovid trial fits in. This was originally an interview series with Dr Asad Khan, but due to a tech malfunction we had to re-record. Dr Khan sends his apologies for not being part of it. A huge thank you to Professor Iwasaki for sparing her precious time to go through it all again! References: Viral persistence in Long Covid (PASC / Long Haul Covid) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-023-01601-2 ------------------------------------------------------------ The Long Covid Handbook (Feb 2023) by Gez Medinger & Professor Danny Altmann (and published by Penguin Books) is now available in paperback, ebook and audiobook. A singular resource that brings together everything patients, clinicians and academics have learnt about the condition to date, as well as lessons from sufferers and researchers of ME/CFS and other chronic conditions. It offers world leading expert advice on understanding, managing and treating Long Covid. It is available from the following links. US: https://a.co/d/0gvkJCU UK: https://amzn.eu/d/9KjurGb ------------------------------------------------------ Interested in my second channel? Here are some links! Why Strange New Worlds is the Best Trek in a Generation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYLM_j45VRM 5 Reasons Why Top Gun Maverick Crushes the Original | Film Director Breaks it Down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HovOLqcaxyE Why Succession Shouldn't Work at All, But is Somehow the Best Show on TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GpVfuX1zLw