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Covid-19: Vaccination reduces severity and duration of long covid, study finds - Published March 1, 2023
Introduction
Vaccination against covid-19 reduces both the severity and the duration of long covid, a study published in BMJ Medicine has found.1
The paper adds to the evidence that patients infected with SARS CoV-2 who experience persistent covid-19 symptoms should be encouraged to be vaccinated against the virus, the authors said.
Lasting covid-19 symptoms that persist more than three months after infection affect an estimated one in 10 people in the UK. The condition can end a patient’s social life and put them out of work because of the many associated symptoms, ranging from breathlessness and muscle pain to brain fog and headaches.
An estimated two million to four million people in the US are out of work because of long covid, costing $170bn-$230bn (£141bn-£191bn; €159bn-€215bn) a year in lost wages.2
One of the remaining questions over the poorly understood condition is whether covid-19 vaccination affects recovery, which is made more difficult by the fact that gold standard studies with a placebo control group are almost impossible to conduct because most of the global population has been vaccinated.
Introduction
Vaccination against covid-19 reduces both the severity and the duration of long covid, a study published in BMJ Medicine has found.1
The paper adds to the evidence that patients infected with SARS CoV-2 who experience persistent covid-19 symptoms should be encouraged to be vaccinated against the virus, the authors said.
Lasting covid-19 symptoms that persist more than three months after infection affect an estimated one in 10 people in the UK. The condition can end a patient’s social life and put them out of work because of the many associated symptoms, ranging from breathlessness and muscle pain to brain fog and headaches.
An estimated two million to four million people in the US are out of work because of long covid, costing $170bn-$230bn (£141bn-£191bn; €159bn-€215bn) a year in lost wages.2
One of the remaining questions over the poorly understood condition is whether covid-19 vaccination affects recovery, which is made more difficult by the fact that gold standard studies with a placebo control group are almost impossible to conduct because most of the global population has been vaccinated.