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From:Clerk of the Board To:Mutony, Heather Cc:Lee, Lewis Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: From Fringe to Focus: How Research Is Catching Up to Post-Acute COVID-19 Vaccination Syndrome (PACVS) Date:Friday, October 24, 2025 9:35:10 AM Please see Board Correspondence - From: lance dreiss <lancedreiss@att.net> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2025 12:42 AM To: Shared Mailbox Clerk of the Board <pcbs@countyofplumas.com>; Soderstrom, Monica <msoderstrom@buttecounty.net>; Assemblymember.Gallagher@assembly.ca.gov; Senator.Dahle@senate.ca.gov; davidhollister@countyofplumas.com; sheriff@countyofplumas.com; District Attorney <DA@buttecounty.net>; Kimmelshue, Tod <TKimmelshue@buttecounty.net>; Pickett, Andy <APickett@buttecounty.net>; Connelly, Bill <BConnelly@buttecounty.net>; Teeter, Doug <DTeeter@buttecounty.net>; Julie Threet <julie4butte5@gmail.com>; Waugh, Melanie <mwaugh@buttecounty.net>; Kitts, Melissa <mkitts@buttecounty.net>; Durfee, Peter <pdurfee@buttecounty.net>; Ritter, Tami <TRitter@buttecounty.net>; Teri DuBose <Teri.DuBose@mail.house.gov>; Congressman Doug LaMalfa <CA01DL.Outreach@mail.house.gov>; Stephens, Brad J. <BStephens@buttecounty.net>; Clerk of the Board <ClerkoftheBoard@buttecounty.net> Subject: Fwd: From Fringe to Focus: How Research Is Catching Up to Post-Acute COVID-19 Vaccination Syndrome (PACVS) Public Record “Those suffering from Post-Acute COVID-19 Vaccination Syndrome (PACVS) face not onlydebilitating symptoms but also institutional resistance to recognition, diagnosis, and care.Despite these barriers, researchers are beginning to shed light on this underrecognizedcondition.“ diana dreiss Begin forwarded message: From: Independent Medical Alliance <imahealth@substack.com> Date: October 22, 2025 at 8:04:35 AM PDT To: lancedreiss@att.net Subject: From Fringe to Focus: How Research Is Catching Up to Post-Acute COVID-19 Vaccination Syndrome (PACVS) Reply-To: Independent Medical Alliance <reply+2x9ndq&kcryl&&ba5f0a44371565511a33210b121a99a6c3073df44f8e0c178f71 873e5f376a9c@mg1.substack.com>  PACVS (Post-Acute COVID Vaccine Syndrome) is real, and the science is finally opening up. Months ago, IMA researchers broke ground. 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Subscribe here for more From Fringe to Focus: How ResearchIs Catching Up to Post-Acute COVID-19 Vaccination Syndrome (PACVS) PACVS (Post-Acute COVID Vaccine Syndrome) is real, and the science is finally opening up. Months ago, IMA researchers broke ground. Now, another team is validating what patients have known all along. INDEPENDENT MEDICAL ALLIANCE OCT 22 READ IN APP Research catching up to PACVS Those suffering from Post-Acute COVID-19 Vaccination Syndrome (PACVS) face not only debilitating symptoms but also institutional resistance to recognition, diagnosis, and care. Despite these barriers, researchers are beginning to shed light on this underrecognized condition. Those who follow IMA know we’ve been working in this space for years—seeing our peers in the research community finally open up is more than encouraging. A recent publication by Yong et al. in Reviews in Medical Virology offers one of the most comprehensive summaries to date on PACVS (which they refer to as Post- COVID-19 Vaccination Syndrome, or PCVS). Their team, spanning 25 institutions, reviewed existing scientific literature and highlighted several important areas of progress: *See references in https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/rmv.70070 Key Takeaways from the Review: Terminology The review outlines the evolving language around this condition—from “Long Vax” to “post-vac syndrome.” At the Independent Medical Alliance, we’ve adopted Post-Acute COVID-19 Vaccination Syndrome (PACVS) as our standard terminology to reflect both the temporal and mechanistic distinctions from Long COVID. Symptom Clusters The article identifies hallmark symptoms that will be familiar to both clinicians and patients: fatigue, cognitive dysfunction (brain fog), and paresthesia. *This figure for post-COVID-19 syndrome is reproduced under an Attribution- NonCommercial 4.0 International license The image above is adapted from an earlier study on “post-COVID-19 syndrome” (long COVID). The more recent article expands on this by introducing additional system categories: autonomic, visual, auditory, gustatory**, and multi-system syndromes that highlight a broader range of physiological effects. It introduces new symptoms, including paresthesia neuropathy tremors orthostatic hypotension fluctuating blood pressure or heart rate heat or cold intolerance vision problems tinnitus taste dysfunction urticaria exercise intolerance. It also adds a new section on multi-system and immune-mediated conditions such as POTS, SFN, ME/CFS, myocarditis, VITT, and ITP, framing the syndrome as a more complex, vaccine-specific condition with autonomic and immune involvement beyond the generalized symptoms in the second image. Proposed Mechanisms The authors explore two leading hypotheses for PACVS: one centering on spike protein–induced tissue damage and another on dysregulated immune responses. While not mutually exclusive, both warrant deeper investigation. Treatment Landscape Though research is still early, the paper compiles a useful snapshot of current treatment strategies—ranging from manual therapies (e.g., compression garments, vestibular rehab) to pharmaceuticals (SNRIs, modafinil) and nutraceuticals (melatonin, NADH, acetyl-l-carnitine). Call for Papers: PACVS Special Edition Our team at the Independent Medical Alliance has made PACVS research a central focus. Now, we’re inviting submissions for a special edition of the Journal of Independent Medicine dedicated to this emerging condition. If you’re studying spike injury, vaccine-related syndromes, or chronic post-injection effects, we encourage you to submit your work or learn more here before the submission deadline of December 31, 2025. The Yong et al. review is a welcome contribution to the growing PACVS landscape, but much more research is urgently needed. Our team recently published a complementary case series on PACVS mechanisms and treatment hypotheses, available here: Read the study in Heliyon Read the summary at IMAHealth.org Together, let’s build the evidence base for the patients still waiting to be heard. Explore Our Independent Research Hub From vaccine safety and cancer care to post-COVID protocols and chronic disease, our research team and Senior Fellows are producing science that challenges the status quo. 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