Long COVID Risk and Pre-COVID Vaccination: An EHR-Based Cohort Study from the RECOVER Program.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Characterizing the effect of vaccination on long COVID allows for better healthcare recommendations.

Objective

To determine if, and to what degree, vaccination prior to COVID-19 is associated with eventual long COVID onset, among those a documented COVID-19 infection.

Design settings and participants

Retrospective cohort study of adults with evidence of COVID-19 between August 1, 2021 and January 31, 2022 based on electronic health records from eleven healthcare institutions taking part in the NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative, a project of the National Covid Cohort Collaborative (N3C).

Exposures

Pre-COVID-19 receipt of a complete vaccine series versus no pre-COVID-19 vaccination.

Main outcomes and measures

Two app

SUBMITTER: Brannock MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9558440 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature