Does Vaccination After SARS-CoV-2 Infection Ease Long-Lasting COVID-19 Symptoms?

A British cohort study found modest improvement of post–COVID-19 symptoms in association with two doses of vaccine.

Many SARS-CoV-2–infected individuals experience prolonged symptoms of COVID-19 (NEJM JW Gen Med Jul 2021 and JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e2111417). In October 2021, the WHO defined post-COVID condition as a clinical condition that “occurs in individuals with a history of probable or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, usually 3 months from the onset of COVID-19 with symptoms that last for at least 2 months and cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis.” To assess the effects of vaccination after SARS-CoV-2 infection on post-COVID symptoms, British researchers surveyed a random sample of >28,000 adults (mean age, 46) who had a positive RT-PCR test before receiving at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine between February and September 2021.

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Thomas Glück, MD

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Thomas Glück, MD

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Does Vaccination After SARS-CoV-2 Infection Ease Long-Lasting COVID-19 Symptoms?

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