Being Vaccinated Halves Risk Of Long COVID: Study

The empty Covaxin vaccine at a vaccine center in Kolkata on January 19, 2022, as the country sees an Omicron-driven surge in Covid-19 coronavirus cases. An estimated 400,000 Britons have been hit for more than a year. DEBAJYOTI CHAKRABORTY/SWNS TALKER

In a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, being vaccinated almost halves the risk of long Covid in people who catch coronavirus.

It still affects some two million Britons. Symptoms can last more than a year – ranging from fatigue to fever and tummy pain, say scientists.