How does COVID-19 vaccination affect long-COVID symptoms?
Ali Akbar Asadi-PooyaMeshkat NematiMina ShahisavandiHamid NematiAfrooz KarimiAnahita JafariSara NasiriSeyyed Saeed MohammadiZahra RahimianHossein BayatAli AkbariAfagh MoattariOwrang EilamiPublished in: PloS one (2024)
In people who have already contracted COVID-19 and now suffer from long-COVID, receiving a COVID vaccination has a significant association with prolonged symptoms of long-COVID for more than one year after the initial infection. However, vaccines reduce the risk of severe COVID-19 (including reinfections) and its catastrophic consequences (e.g., death). Therefore, it is strongly recommended that all people, even those with a history of COVID-19, receive vaccines to protect themselves against this fatal viral infection.