Vaccines may offer ‘only partial protection’ against long COVID: study

Long COVID affects more older adults, and vaccines don't prevent it

New U.S. research on long COVID-19 provides fresh evidence that it can happen even after breakthrough infections in vaccinated people, and that older adults face higher risks for the long-term effects.

Long COVID Affects Older Adults More Often—and Vaccines Don't Prevent It

1 in 4 adults aged 65 and older had at least one potential Long COVID health problem

Vaccines Only Offer Modest Protection Against Long COVID

While risks are higher for the unvaccinated, a new study points to the need for more tools against the virus. According to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System, vaccinated people with mild breakthrough COVID-19

Vaccines Offer Little Protection Against Long COVID: Study

Researchers were not surprised after finding that the vaccines provided little protection against long COVID.

Vaccines may not prevent many symptoms of long covid, study suggests

A large U.S. study looking at whether vaccination protects against long covid showed the shots have only a slight protective effect: Being vaccinated appeared to reduce the risk of lung and blood clot disorders, but did little to protect against…

Long covid affects more older adults; shots don't prevent it

A separate report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that up to a year after an initial coronavirus infection, 1 in 4 adults aged 65 and older had at least one potential long covid health problem, compared with 1 in 5 younger adults.