Vaccination reduces chance of getting long Covid, studies find

UK health agency notes research that also suggests jabs can improve long Covid symptoms among unvaccinated

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Covid vaccination reduces the risk of developing long Covid, while current sufferers may experience an improvement in symptoms after getting jabbed, a comprehensive review by the UK Health Security Agency suggests.

The rapid evidence briefing' drew together data from 15 UK and international studies, about half of which examined whether Covid vaccination protected against developing long Covid if someone had never been infected, while the rest looked at the impact of vaccination among people who already had long Covid.