In this, the second of a three part series with Professor Akiko Iwasaki, we discuss the subject of Long Covid symptoms arising after vaccination, how reactivated viruses and autoimmunity fit into the puzzle, and what the implications of this complex, heterogeneous pathology are for treatment. REFERENCES: References: Viral persistence in Long Covid (PASC / Long Haul Covid) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-023-01601-2 Immune profiling Long Covid: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06651-y ------------------------------------------------------------ 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