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ME/CFS Science
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1) 🇩🇪 Some really good news! Germany plans to invest half a billion euros in research on diseases such as ME/CFS and Long Covid. They are calling it "The National Decade Against Post-Infectious Diseases"

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ME/CFS Science
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2) The decade runs from 2026 to 2036 and and has a total budget of € 500 million, so it will be approximately € 50 million per year. In comparison, NIH funding for ME/CFS in the US is < $15 million.

ME/CFS Science
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3) Minister of Research Dorothee Bär said: "...I know what a great burden these diseases represent for those affected and their relatives. The need for research is enormous: there are still no simple solutions or therapies for ME/CFS and post-viral autoimmune diseases...."

Chris Ponting
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Well deserved strategic funding - €50 million *per year* for a decade - on ME/CFS and Long Covid research. Spent wisely this could be a game changer. Germany now leads & other countries need to follow. Goal to “decipher the causes and mechanisms and develop new treatments”. #MEcfs #longcovid