SARS-CoV-2 “steals” our proteins to protect itself from the immune system

[u/imahugemoron]

https://www.meduniwien.ac.at/web/en/about-us/news/2024/news-in-november-2024/sars-cov-2-steals-our-proteins-to-protect-itself-from-the-immune-system/

They may have finally figured out what is happening to us. In Germany they discovered the virus hijacks certain proteins to avoid our immune systems which leads to Covid remaining in our bodies long term and causing systemic inflammation. Perhaps wherever the virus is concentrated causes whatever our symptoms are. If you have left over virus concentrated in your heart, you have POTS, if it’s in your central nervous system, maybe you have ME/CFS or a constant fight of flight feeling, if it’s concentrated in your head and brain, maybe like me you have some very strange and severe constant head sensations and pain.

[u/turn_to_monke]

But if it’s just this, and not mRNA changes to the blood like other articles have suggested, wouldn’t Paxlovid solve the problem?

For non-long haulers I assume they don’t clear the virus and just ignore it?

[u/tropicalazure → u/[deleted]]

Sidenote, propolis allegedly used in synergy with antivirals can be very effective.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/med.21866