Study evaluates post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in US university CDCgov COVID19 Coronavirus SARSCoV2 PASC LongCOVID
By Neha MathurJan 30 2023Reviewed by Aimee Molineux In a recent article published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers examined the prevalence and predictors of long coronavirus disease in a sample representing a Washington, DC University in the United States of America .
A post-COVID-19 condition occurs in individuals usually three months from the onset of COVID-19 with symptoms that last for at least two months and cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis.” Long COVID could potentially be the 'next national health disaster.’ Yet, there is a lack of studies investigating long COVID symptoms and predictors on a college campus.
The team designed the long COVID survey as a telephone interview, and they recorded all survey responses on REDCap, an online application. It enquired about questions related to long COVID symptoms and its changes during pre- to post-isolation periods. They also provided additional resources to assist participants in filling out the survey in ~15–20 minutes.
Further, the study results pointed out that non-recipients of COVID-19 vaccines and boosters were at higher risk for experiencing long COVID symptoms. In the study population, 29.9% had received the primary vaccination series when testing COVID-19-positive, while 41.5% had also received a booster vaccine.
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