Evidence that a COVID-19 infection can induce neurological sequelae.

The SARSCoV2 spike protein can persist in the brain—skull bone marrow and meninges—to induce neurologic damage

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein accumulates & persists in the body for years after infection, especially in the skull-meninges-brain axis, potentially driving long COVID. mRNA vaccines help but cannot stop it.

In mice, it caused inflammation, anxiety, and worsened brain injuries. Vaccines reduced but did not fully eliminate it.

Not a cold.

A mutation in the Spike Protein of SARS-CoV-2 could help it infect brain cells using a secret “back door” after entering the central nervous system.

Neuroscience News: 'COVID’s Spike Protein Enhances Ability to Infect Brain'

'The new collaborative study between scientists at Northwestern University & the Univ. of Illinois-Chicago uncovered a series of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein..'

"Had COVID? Part of the Virus May Stick Around in Your Brain

Researchers in Germany found that part of the virus, the spike protein, remains in the brain long after the virus clears out..."

60% of us who had COVID still might have lingering viral spikes in our heads! Our new study reveals SARS-CoV-2 spike accumulation in the skull-meninges-brain axis & its implications in long COVID. By @zhouyi_rong

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