Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides strong protection against lingering symptoms
      • PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
        4·
        9 months ago

        Whoa wait - I’ve only had 5 and I thought I had all the ones that were offered and recommended for my age group. My most recent was this past September, I guess I should look into when I’m due for #6. Thanks!

        • morphballganon@lemmy.world
          13·
          9 months ago

          I’m not them, but I’ve also had 6 shots.

          My condition is wanting to minimize the likelihood of passing covid on to someone who is less able to fight it off.

                • Overzeetop@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  3·
                  9 months ago

                  ICU docs who deal with many flu, COVID and other respiratory critical illness

                  While almost certainly not incompetent at their jobs, they have little reason to have specific knowledge of vaccine efficacy. Without some active immunological research component (which an ICU doctor is unlikely to undertake), they are practitioners seeing a self-selecting population and drawing conclusions from anecdotal evidence. You may as well ask an auto mechanic what they think of a newly formulated fuel additive. Not a slight to the doctors, but a recognition that it’s not their specialty no matter how many vehicles they see.

                  I’ve read the same thing - that the current iteration of the vaccine is not specific to the most prevalent version of Covid at the moment and is not exceptionally effective at preventing infection. But I’ve also read that the prevalence of complications from the most recent strain are substantially decreased for those who have gotten (the|a recent) vaccine booster. I wouldn’t trust me or my knowledge either though, as I’m not a doctor, much less a degree in immunology. For my information I usually get updates from a good friend who has her PhD in immunology, worked in a lab for two decades, and is now a scientific writer for an immunological journal and sees many of the new research papers coming out.

                  Personally, it costs me nothing financially to get the vaccine and my reaction is minor at worst with no down time. Same as influenza. OTOH, I stand to lose a great deal, financially, if I get sick (no work=no income) so I will continue to get boosted as new versions come out and I’m eligible.

                • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
                  1·
                  9 months ago

                  Here’s Canada’s official immunization guideline. This isn’t new either, that’s been the recommendation ever since the 3rd shot or so. Every new shot has been recommended to be taken for all immunized adults, 6 months after the previous. The ones following the guideline have done 6 shots by now.

        • kase@lemmy.world
          1·
          9 months ago

          I am now happily married to a needle and started a family of human-needle hybrid children. So. :p

  • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    54·
    9 months ago

    people who’d had three doses of the COVID vaccine were 68.7 percent less likely to develop long COVID compared with those who were unvaccinated.

    That’s pretty big news.

    • Bipta@kbin.social
      13·
      9 months ago

      That news is 2-3 months old. It’s too bad the news organizations decided COVID is over.

      • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        9 months ago

        I guess it depends on where you’re going for news. My local NPR affiliate frequently reports out on regional trends for flu and COVID.

  • numberfour002@lemmy.world
    29·
    9 months ago

    This is probably preaching to the choir, but long covid is pretty nasty stuff. If you are able to regularly get vaccinated against covid and the vaccines are also effective at lowering risk of long covid, then get vaccinated.

    I’m traumatized after seeing the effects of long covid on a family member. The covid infection itself wasn’t great, mind you, but the after effects have been awful.

    It’s been 2 long and difficult years since the initial covid infection. There was a point when things were on the right trajectory in terms of recovery, but if I’m actually being honest with myself, it was false hope. The person I used to know isn’t ever really, fully coming back. It’s traumatic for them because they know they aren’t the same. It’s traumatic for me because I lost the caring, intelligent, thoughtful, loving, empathetic person I used to know while also watching them suffer from delusions, depression, and all manner of issues while fully realizing that something is wrong without knowing what or how to fix/change it.

  • Chinchillax@lemm.ee
    29·
    9 months ago

    a single dose of the COVID vaccine reduced the likelihood of long COVID by 30 percent.

    people who’d had three doses of the COVID vaccine were 68.7 percent less likely to develop long COVID

    I’m so happy I got my fourth booster a while back.

  • frankspurplewings@lemmy.world
    13·
    9 months ago

    Me sitting over here like 🙋🏼‍♀️I had all my shots and still haven’t had COVID

    Let’s see if that changes though with upcoming travel an a tolerance break. 😬😷

    • aStonedSanta@lemm.ee
      2·
      9 months ago

      I’m pretty sure I had it last month. Tested negative the entire time though. Feel fine now but tastes still a bit weird.

  • Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run
    11·
    9 months ago

    “Today rates of long COVID have dropped, likely thanks to increased immunity, milder variants and improved treatment.” I’ve been listening to TWIV (This Week in Virology) since March of 2020. I don’t think they would agree with all of that statement. 1. Increased immunity makes sense given we’ve been exposed to the disease itself and/or vaccines. 2. Milder variants - every time this idea comes up, someone on TWIV will cite data (morbidity and mortality) showing it’s just plain not the case. 3. Improved treatment - perhaps, but not much has changed since Paxlovid, Molnupirivir were introduced in late 2021. Prevention, that is, Handwashing, Masking, Distancing, and in the case of infection Isolation all help to break the chain of transmission. These are behavioral changes, that anyone can choose to do. And they are effective, just take a look at rates of influenza in 2020, when everyone was being cautious, the rates were extremely low. When we got bored with prevention the numbers came back up, e.g. 2021, 2022, and 2023. And there’s a 5th measure, Jala Neti, or Nasal Rinsing, typically with salt water, mechanically removes the virus particles, and bacteria. Adding a small amount of 1% Baby Shampoo to the Neti solution does a lot to inactivate viruses, and kill bacteria.

    Citation: Lowering the transmission and spread of human coronavirus - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32940907/

  • edric@lemm.ee
    5·
    9 months ago

    Glad I already had 3 shots before I finally caught it a couple of months back. Already got the new booster last Oct as well.

  • markr@lemmy.world
    3·
    9 months ago

    The fact of the matter is that there is a 100% fatality rate for the set of people who have had even one mRNA vaccine. There is an identical fatality rate for the set of people who have had zero mRNA vaccines, but that isn’t important.

    Also I should mention the timespan for the fatality rate: 150 years, but I won’t.

    • Aermis@lemmy.world
      13·
      9 months ago

      What are you trying to even say. That on a long enough timeline mortality is 100%? What does that even add to this conversation.

  • balderdash@lemmy.zip
    2·
    9 months ago

    I’d be interested to see whether this holds for all the COVID variants. Especially since the virus is now endemic and will continue to mutate. Obviously, they’ll keep researching and we’ll see in time.

  • state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de
    1·
    9 months ago

    I have seen multiple other reports that said getting vaccinated raises the risk for long COVID and now I don’t know what to believe, although this sounds better.