> Vaccines reduce the risk of long COVID by lowering the chances of contracting COVID-19 in the first place. But for those who do experience a breakthrough infection, studies suggest that vaccination might only halve the risk of long COVID - or have no effect on it at all ... Long COVID can arise even after a mild or asymptomatic coronavirus infection
> For some individuals, long-COVID symptoms are mild; for others, they are life-changing. Nearly one-third of the people with long COVID at [Physiotherapist David] Putrino [of Mount Sinai Hospital’s Abilities Research Center in New York City]’s clinic have severe cognitive difficulties that can affect their ability to concentrate, speak and remember, and which were not present before their illness. About 60% of Putrino’s patients have had to change jobs or stop working as a result of their illness. “If you’re young and healthy, death from COVID may be highly unlikely,” Putrino says. “But severe debilitation is not.”
> Several studies are presented in this divulgative article. As was common for the topic of the not well defined long covid, numbers may vary strongly.
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> People divide in those who want to avoid death, and those who want to avoid damage. This article is very important in showing that those who intend to defend and preserve a maximized quality of life should take strong precautions to avoid infection, regardless of the vaccination status with the current products.
If I want to get on with my life there's a strong incentive to be extra prudent until we figure out something to deal with with or prevent long term non lethal but debilitating damages.
Really, folks have to start confronting reality here: the vast majority of people are simply not at risk, and treating this like an ongoing emergency is having some serious side effects that exceed the underlying disease.
You do you, I have friends working in the ICU who see young people die daily. Having my groceries delivered instead of having to stroll through the shop really doesn't affect me.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03495-2
> Vaccines reduce the risk of long COVID by lowering the chances of contracting COVID-19 in the first place. But for those who do experience a breakthrough infection, studies suggest that vaccination might only halve the risk of long COVID - or have no effect on it at all ... Long COVID can arise even after a mild or asymptomatic coronavirus infection
> For some individuals, long-COVID symptoms are mild; for others, they are life-changing. Nearly one-third of the people with long COVID at [Physiotherapist David] Putrino [of Mount Sinai Hospital’s Abilities Research Center in New York City]’s clinic have severe cognitive difficulties that can affect their ability to concentrate, speak and remember, and which were not present before their illness. About 60% of Putrino’s patients have had to change jobs or stop working as a result of their illness. “If you’re young and healthy, death from COVID may be highly unlikely,” Putrino says. “But severe debilitation is not.”
> Several studies are presented in this divulgative article. As was common for the topic of the not well defined long covid, numbers may vary strongly.
> --
> People divide in those who want to avoid death, and those who want to avoid damage. This article is very important in showing that those who intend to defend and preserve a maximized quality of life should take strong precautions to avoid infection, regardless of the vaccination status with the current products.
If I want to get on with my life there's a strong incentive to be extra prudent until we figure out something to deal with with or prevent long term non lethal but debilitating damages.