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Episode 191: COVID-19 Vaccines and MS — What You Need to Know Before You Go with Dr. Dorlan Kimbrough


With 200 million Americans having already received their COVID-19 vaccination, public health officials are warning that vaccine hesitancy is a growing challenge to our nation's ability to fully bounce back from the pandemic and resume something resembling the life we once knew.

Dr. Dorlan Kimbrough

If what you're seeing and hearing about the COVID vaccines on social media or from well-meaning friends and family is making you nervous, my guest, Dr. Dorlan Kimbrough, is joining me to set the record straight.

Dr. Kimbrough is a member of the National MS Society's COVID Vaccine Guidance Task Force and we're talking about vaccine side effects among people living with MS, vaccine interactions with MS disease-modifying therapies, and other information that you should know before you go for your vaccination.

We're also talking about new progressive MS research that's about to be funded by the International Progressive MS Alliance.

We're sharing the good news about a DMT that's just been approved for people living with relapsing-remitting MS in England and Wales.

And we'll share some of the research that was discussed last week at the American Academy of Neurology 2021 Annual Meeting.

We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??!


International Progressive MS Alliance reviews research award applications  2:50   

Kesimpta approved for RRMS in England and Wales  3:38

News from the AAN 2021 Annual Meeting    4:32

Dr. Dorlan Kimbrough discusses what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines and MS  10:36

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National MS Society COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for People Living with MS

STUDY: Plasma Neurofilament Light Chain and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Levels are Prognostic of Disability Worsening: A Biosignature that Helps Differentiating Active from Non-Active SPMS

STUDY: Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by Race and Ethnicity (NARCRMS Registry)

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RealTalk MS Episode 191
Guests: Dr. Dorlan Kimbrough

Tags: MS, MultipleSclerosis, COVID19, COVIDVaccine, MSResearch, MSSociety, RealTalkMS

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Episode 190: MS Rehab in the Real World with Sally McAllister and Dr. Carol-Ann Nelson


Their website says that Destination Rehab takes an “innovative, out-of-the-box approach to physical therapy.” This week, my guests are Sally McAllister and the founder of Destination Rehab, Dr. Carol-Ann Nelson. Sally is 70 years old and living with primary progressive MS. We're talking about how Sally's work with Dr. Nelson produced life-changing results.

Sally McAllister and Carol-Ann Nelson

We're also talking about the first study that specifically measures the safety of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID vaccine for people living with MS.

We'll share the results of another study that suggests that some MS disease-modifying therapies affect Black people differently.

We'll tell you about this year's recipient of the Dystel Prize for MS research.

And we'll give you the details about the MS Society of Canada's upcoming MS CONNECT virtual conference.

We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??!


Study provides evidence of how the COVID-19 vaccine affects people living with MS  1:35   

Study shows that Black people may react differently to a popular MS disease-modifying therapy  4:29

Dystel Prize for MS research goes to Harvard professor    7:48

MS Society of Canada presents MS CONNECT virtual conference next week  9:08

Sally McAllister and Dr. Carol-Ann Nelson talk about how real-world rehab changed Sally's life  10:33

Share this episode  31:26

Have a minute? Leave a rating & review for the podcast  31:46


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LINKS

If your podcast app doesn't allow you to click on these links, you'll find them in the show notes in the RealTalk MS app or at www.RealTalkMS.com

National MS Society COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for People Living with MS

Destination Rehab

STUDY: COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: What We Heave Learnt by February 2021

2021 MS CONNECT

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RealTalk MS Episode 190
Guests: Sally McAllister and Dr. Carol-Ann Nelson

Tags: MS, MultipleSclerosis, MSResearch, MSSociety, RealTalkMS

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