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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Another Reason to Get Vaccinated

This is from CIDRAP - Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy: Study shows 43% to 58% lower prevalence of long COVID among vaccinated people 

"A new study based on 4,605 participants in the Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study shows that the prevalence of long COVID symptoms at 30 and 90 days post-infection was 43% to 58% lower among adults who were fully vaccinated before infection.

"The study appeared yesterday in the Annals of Epidemiology.

"The 30- and 90-day timeframes were meant to compare two different definitions of long COVID. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines the condition as new or persistent symptoms 4 weeks after infection, while the World Health Organization definition defines it as 12 or more weeks after infection.

"'By assessing both 30-day and 90-day long COVID, we increased the number of studies with which our results can be compared, facilitating discussion regarding consistency of estimates. It also acknowledges the importance of both outcomes,' the authors wrote. 'Whether symptoms persist for at least 30 or at least 90 days, both have the potential to cause significant disruption to daily life.'"

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Why wouldn't you get vaccinated and avoid all this tsouris?  Or do you prefer being sick??

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