Vaccination can help reduce the long-term effects of Covid-19 infection, researchers have found based on data collected from people infected with the coronavirus. A report from Israel has surfaced showing that people who received two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were much less likely to report long-term Covid than those who were not vaccinated.

The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, shows that those who are vaccinated and infected with Covid-19 can fully recover from the disease without developing more symptoms than those who have never had Covid-19.

Researchers from the Israeli study, published in the journal Nature, sampled more than 3,000 people and asked them if they experienced any persistent symptoms of long-term Covid-19. The data were collected from people who tested positive for Covid between March 2020 and November 2021 between July 2021 and November 2021.

“It’s another reason to get vaccinated if you need it,” said Michael Edelstein, an epidemiologist at Bar-Ilan University in Safed, Israel, as quoted by Nature.

What is long covid?

The term “long-term Covid-19” refers to people who continue to experience certain symptoms of viral infection — such as fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty concentrating, or “brain fog” — for weeks, months, and in some cases even days situation after years. Infected by Covid-19.

What did the researchers find?

According to the study, participants who were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 were 54% less likely to report headaches, 64% less likely to report fatigue, and 64% less likely to report muscle pain compared to unvaccinated participants decreased by 68%.

The results also echo several other studies conducted around the world, including a UK-based study that found that vaccination halved the risk of long-term symptoms of Covid-19.

That’s not to say, however, that it doesn’t happen in people who are fully vaccinated, especially since it’s unclear whether the vaccine will protect people from Omicron and its aftermath.

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