Double Vaccination Halves Risk Of Long COVID

A new study out of King’s College London has found that the risk of long COVID is reduced by almost half for double vaccinated persons. Published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, the study found that in the unlikely event that someone caught COVID after being fully vaccinated, their risk of long COVID was reduced by 49%, hospitalisation was 73% less likely, and even their risk of acute symptoms went down by 31%.

Unfortunately, the study also revealed that frail individuals were up to 2 times more likely to contract COVID-19 after a single vaccine dose, compared to the rest of the population. This study highlights the need for frail and older adults to get fully vaccinated as soon as possible.

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