A new study found that Long COVID rates may be declining. The World Health Organization defines Long COVID as the “continuation or development of new symptoms three months after the initial SARS-CoV-2 infection, with these symptoms lasting for at least two months with no other explanation.” The study of 110,000 Germans showed that the odds of experiencing long COVID may be decreasing. The researchers identified several factors contributing to this lower risk: getting an additional booster vaccine, experiencing less severe COVID infection, the number of times a person has COVID, and the COVID variant. In addition, the amount of time between receiving a COVID vaccine and getting a new COVID infection may also be associated with the chances of experience Long COVID. “If a coronavirus infection occurred within three months of vaccination, participants were more likely to report post-COVID-19 condition than people who had the infection at a longer interval from vaccination,” the researchers found.
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