Protesters disabled by Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) lay down on the White House sidewalk today risking arrest to tell President Biden that the pandemic is not over, and that millions are being disabled from post-viral disease, including Long COVID and ME/CFS.
Protesters disabled by Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) are protesting at the White House sidewalk TODAY at 12 p.m. ET to say that the “pandemic is not over,” and to call on President Biden to declare Long COVID and ME/CFS a national emergency.
The LONG COVID and ME/CFS community are planning a protest in front of the White House this Monday, Sept. 19th at 12 p.m. ET to demand that the Biden administration declare Long COVID and ME/CFS a national emergency. #MEAction is organizing a protest of people sick and disabled from Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis /
Due to the death of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the period of national mourning that we are entering we have postponed #MillionsMissing London that was due to take place on September 13th in Parliament Square.We received official notification today, see below: ‘You will be aware that the country has entered an official period
We are asking all our supporters, people with ME and people with other complex chronic conditions to lobby the Wellcome Trust, the biggest funder of medical research in the UK, to commit significant funding to ME. ME has been neglected, ignored and stigmatised for far too long and, as a result, hundreds of millions of
It has been over a year since the COVID-19 vaccine became available, and a subset of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are reporting adverse effects from getting vaccines and boosters from all manufacturers. There are also rare reports of people without pre-existing conditions developing Long COVID and ME/CFS symptoms after getting
Earlier this month #MEAction collaborated with Patient-Led Research Collaborative (PLRC) to suggest changes that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) should make in order to better track disability due to chronic illnesses such as ME/CFS and Long COVID in its regular surveys of disability employment issues. We provided feedback on ways to improve questions on
Welcome to August’s Facets of ME! If you are unfamiliar, #FacetsOfME is a new #MEAction feature this year where we take time to explore one facet or aspect of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS). Sometimes it is a symptom and sometimes it is a unique aspect many of us face living with ME. So far we have
On the 12 May, World ME Day, the former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, announced the Government’s intention to develop a cross-Government Delivery Plan on ME/CFS for England. This intention was published in a Written Ministerial Statement laid in Parliament. Development of the plan will build on the recently published
A collection of works by artists with severe ME.
