Can Vaccine Help Long Term COVID-19 Symptoms? UK Study Encouraging

 

• According to findings from a new U.K. study, along with reducing the risk of severe disease and hospitalization, COVID-19 vaccines can also lower the odds of having long-term COVID-19 symptoms.
• "We found that the odds of having symptoms for 28 days or more after post-vaccination infection were approximately halved by having two vaccine doses," citing researchers, reported CNN. 
• The study result suggests that the risk of long COVID is reduced in individuals who have received double vaccination.
• From institutions in the U.S. and the U.K., the researchers analyzed self-reported data from adults in the U.K. who shared any COVID-19 symptoms using a mobile phone app.
• The data included more than 1.2 million adults who reported receiving the first dose of a vaccine. Among them, 0.5% tested positive for an infection after receiving that first dose. 
• Among nearly 1 million adults who reported receiving a second dose of vaccine, only 0.2% or 2,370 tested positive.
• Compared with no vaccination, vaccination was associated with reduced odds of hospitalization or having more than five symptoms in the first week of illness following a first or second dose.
• The researchers found reduced odds of long-term symptoms lasting 28 days or more following a second vaccine dose.

https://www.benzinga.com/general/biotech/21/09/22784902/can-vaccine-help-in-long-term-covid-19-symptoms-uk-study-gives-encouraging-answer