#COVID19 variants of concern with @DrMikeRyan and Dr @mvankerkhove. #AskWHO https://t.co/fwQZYZkgGA Recent studies have suggested that vaccination reduces the risk of developing long COVID, Van Kerkhove said Similarly, based on as many as 15 studies, UK Health Security Agency not only reduces the chances of long COVID, also people have shown improvement in Long Covid symptoms after taking the vaccine rather than deteriorating. “For most people symptoms of long COVID are short-lived and resolve over time," said Dr Mary Ramsay, head of immunisation at UKHSA said and added, “But for some, symptoms can be more severe and disrupting to their daily lives." "These studies add to the potential benefits of receiving a full course of the COVID-19 vaccination," Ramsay added.
And, that is another great reason why one should get vaccinated, Van Kerkhove asserted. We get a lot of questions regarding what are the chances of people getting Long COVID after Omicron.
We don't have an answer to that yet. But there is no reason to suggest that there would be a difference Last week, WHO officials said that the long-term effects of the coronavirus can be critical, affecting every part of your body.
When people talk about COVID, they think of it as an upper respiratory disease, but it is more of systemic disease. Literally, it was affecting every part of the cardiovascular system one year down and later, said WHO official Dr.