As well as stopping some infections, jabs 'cut the risk' of long Covid in those who still catch the virus.
People who are vaccinated are less likely to develop long Covid even if they catch the virus,It looked at the available evidence to date from 15 studies around the world.
And unvaccinated people who catch Covid and get symptoms of long Covid, do better if they then get vaccinated. People with Covid who received two doses of the Pfizer, AstraZeneca or Moderna vaccines or one dose of the Janssen vaccine, were about half as likely as people who received one dose or were unvaccinated to develop long-Covid symptoms lasting more than 28 daysOthers that looked at the effects of vaccines in people who already had long-Covid symptoms found:According to the UK Health Security Agency , around 2% of the UK population have reported symptoms of long Covid, such as fatigue, shortness...
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