{"id":10690,"date":"2023-06-22T17:29:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T22:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&p=10690"},"modified":"2024-08-04T17:37:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T22:37:29","slug":"can-boosters-cause-me-cfs","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/can-boosters-cause-me-cfs\/","title":{"rendered":"Can boosters cause ME\/CFS?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An\u00a0actress<\/a> is gaining attention for her decision to end her life. She asserts that a COVID booster caused her to develop myalgic encephalomyelitis\/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME\/CFS) and possibly respiratory amyotrophic lateral sclerosis\u00a0(ALS).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Facts:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]ME\/CFS is a complex and poorly understood condition characterized by persistent fatigue, post-exertional malaise, and a range of other symptoms. At this time, there is no evidence that COVID vaccines used in the U.S. can cause ME\/CFS or ALS. We did find\u00a0one case report<\/a>\u00a0of ME\/CFS symptoms after the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.<\/p>\n

We do know that researchers have noted a correlation between COVID infection,\u00a0Long-COVID, and ME\/CFS<\/a>, even after mild and asymptomatic cases.\u00a0In fact,\u00a0half<\/a>\u00a0of Long-COVID patients have chronic fatigue symptoms.<\/p>\n

ME\/CFS is tragic, but the best way to avoid ME\/CFS is through vaccination.<\/p>\n

ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease, is a neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscles.\u00a0 We also found a\u00a0case report<\/a>\u00a0of a viral vector COVID vaccine being temporally associated with ALS symptom onset. Interestingly, the patient in the case report had a family history of ALS.\u00a0Research has pointed to a\u00a0strong genetic<\/a>\u00a0link to ALS.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is no evidence that COVID vaccines cause ME\/CFS or ALS, and vaccination is the best way to prevent these conditions potentially associated with COVID infection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[189,188,218],"class_list":["post-10690","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-covid-19","jtf_topic_subjects-mrna-vaccines","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-safety","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10694,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/10690\/revisions\/10694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=10690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}