COVID-19: As I said, easing restrictions leads to more infections

Ian Franks lambastes politicians for putting popularity and votes ahead of health and life in choosing to ease lockdowns and restrictions too soon

More Testing, Less Testing – The President Has No Plan

Ian Franks piles derision on Trump's idea that doing less testng will really reduce the number of COVID-19 cases in the US.

COVID-19: US has more deaths but UK worse per 1m population

COVID-19: Death figures are of great interest to anyone considered to be vulnerable, such as those with diseases including MS, those with disabilities, and those over 70.

MS, disability or age are not reasons to be scammed

Ian Franks warns against falling foul of phishing emails. He may be thought of as vulnerable, with MS, having a disability, and aged in his late 60s, but he didn’t get caught out. Nor should you.

A pandemic, a medical expert and a leader who ignores both

In the US, President Trump is at odds with his most senior adviser, Dr Fauci. Ian Franks says Trump seems more interested in the pandemic’s effect on the economy than on the lives of his own citizens.

The historical parallels between this virus and another

Ian Franks says there are strange similarities between possible causes of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2001 foot-and-mouth epidemic in the UK. People with MS, disabilities, and otherwise vulnerable are asking. Is the truth being hidden?

Your right to protest doesn’t make your protest right

Some people have taken it upon themselves to ignore the needs of the many, demanding immediate action to ease, if not end, the restrictions brought in to help stop the spread of the virus, in the US. Why? For no good reason.

Vulnerability of MSers and Trump’s ‘reopen’ confusion

Confusion reigns across the world, especially among people with multiple sclerosis - and then there's Trump.

Coronavirus: Lockdowns in USA and UK, where MSers considered vulnerable, Spain doubles fines

Coronavirus: Several US states as well as the UK enter forms of lockdown, people with MS included in UK's vulnerable list, Spain's police enforce country's harsh restrictions as fines are doubled.

Care cuts put those in need at risk

Vulnerable people are at risk because social work budgets cuts make it impossible to prepare meaningful care packages. And that is besides cuts to the government’s welfare benefits. It’s the job of social workers to assess what support someone needs to keep them safe and able to live independently. Community Care magazine and the Care …