Those who are vaccinated were 41% less likely to experience lingering symptoms from the virus.
people 18-69 who had received a second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine at least two weeks before their first positive Covid test were 41.1% less likely to self-report long Covid at least 12 weeks later compared to those who were unvaccinated.
The study, which is based on data on over 500,000 people from April 26, 2020, to November 30, 2021 , showed no discernible difference in the likelihood of long Covid between those who received the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and those who received the mRNA-based Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.
The preprint study, which was updated last week and has not yet been peer-reviewed, was based on data from 951 Covid patients, 637 of whom were vaccinated, along with 2,437 people who were not infected. The Israeli study found that Covid-19 sufferers who had received two doses of the vaccine were no more likely to report long Covid symptoms than those who had not reported a Covid-19 infection.
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