Trajectory of long covid symptoms after covid-19 vaccination: community based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate associations between covid-19 vaccination and long covid symptoms in adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection before vaccination.

Design

Observational cohort study.

Setting

Community dwelling population, UK.

Participants

28 356 participants in the Office for National Statistics COVID-19 Infection Survey aged 18-69 years who received at least one dose of an adenovirus vector or mRNA covid-19 vaccine after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Main outcome measure

Presence of long covid symptoms at least 12 weeks after infection over the follow-up period 3 February to 5 September 2021.

Results

Mean age of participants was 46 years, 55.6% (n=15 760) were women, and 88.7% (n=25 141) were of white ethnicity. Median follow-up was 141

SUBMITTER: Ayoubkhani D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9115603 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature