Omicron BA.1 variant than those likely caused by the delta strain. The difference in the gap in symptoms was more evident among adults who were double vaccinated when infected.
Among those who were triple vaccinated, the difference wasn’t statistically significant. Among triple vaccinated adults, the odds of reporting long Covid were higher following infection with the omicron BA.2 variant than the BA.1 variant, the analysis found.
More than two-thirds of those with self-reported long Covid, or 1.2 million people, said their symptoms adversely affected their day-to-day activities, and almost a fifth said their symptoms limited them a lot, according to the statistics bureau.
Long Covid symptoms are not usually life-threatening, but they cause discomfort to a patient because of shortness of breath or fatigue.