“Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 lowers the risk of long COVID after infection by only about 15%”

Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 lowers the risk of long COVID after infection by only about 15%, according to a study of more than 13 million people¹. That’s the largest cohort that has yet been used to examine how much vaccines protect against the condition, but it is unlikely to end the uncertainty.

Nature article: Long COVID risk falls only slightly after vaccination, huge study shows

Study: Long COVID after breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection

The latest from our team in @NatureMedicine

Does vaccination protect from #LongCovid?

Vaccines modestly reduce but do not eliminate risk of Long Covid @VAResearch @vahsrd @WUSTLmed @WUSTLnews @VREFSTL@Biostayan @BCBowe https://t.co/UEexmL8svS

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— Ziyad Al-Aly, MD (@zalaly) May 25, 2022

13% of hospitalized Covid-19 patients developed neurological conditions including encephalopathy