This is important: More and more data is coming in and showing that vaccination & boosters dramatically reduce the risk of long COVID. The risk is still high, though -- please be careful out there 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/vacc... - ThreadSky

laurahelmuth.bsky.social • 442 days ago

This is important: More and more data is coming in and showing that vaccination & boosters dramatically reduce the risk of long COVID. The risk is still high, though -- please be careful out there 🧪 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccination-dramatically-lowers-long-covid-risk/

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pixelhead.bsky.social•442 days ago

I would like to know how oft vaccination is required in the future. Annual, every 2nd year or other periods? Can science already answer this?

natedub.bsky.social•442 days ago

Definitely good news, vaccination is important - though I wish they'd emphasized that even with vaccines the chance of long COVID is still way too high for society at large to be as cavalier as we've seen this year.

Your best chance at not getting long COVID remains not getting COVID - mask up!

natedub.bsky.social•442 days ago

A good interview re: current long COVID research and studies:

"...there’s only one surefire way of not getting Long Covid, which is not to get Covid. And that includes getting Covid again...while you may not have Long Covid on the first infection, it’s still possible with subsequent infections."

natedub.bsky.social•442 days ago

Also wanted to share one more resource I've found helpful, this video has a round-table discussion with long COVID experts - at the end, when asked about their own personal precautionary measures, to a person they all say that masking remains crucial and they continue to do so when in public spaces.

emoyvonne.bsky.social•441 days ago

I agree. I think the recent onslaught of articles may give people a false sense of security. A year ago, I got my first Covid infection fully vaxxed, 2 months after a booster. I still got Long Covid. My experience isn’t unique.

natedub.bsky.social•441 days ago

I am so sorry to hear that, Yvonne - really hoping the continued research into Long Covid starts bearing fruit as far as relief and potential cures go.

I'll continue advocating layered precautions, people aren't being made aware of this at anywhere near the level they need to be.

emoyvonne.bsky.social•441 days ago

Thank you so much. And thank you for the advocacy! ✊

omegamom.bsky.social•441 days ago

The metformin study (metformin as a treatment for acute Covid) separated out vaxxed versus non-vaxxed folk, and tracked them for nine months. In the placebo group (no metformin), 13.8% of non-vaxxed patients were officially diagnosed with Long Covid; the vaxxed group? 7.2%, a 48% reduction.

shilling.bsky.social•442 days ago

Unfortunately, resistance to vaccination is rising, and complacency has taken over. Probably a normal psychological reaction to the stress, but not good for health.

richardfadams.bsky.social•442 days ago

Four weeks in and my chest is still rattling. I’m fully boosted and jabbed otherwise it might have killed me.

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