It was found that vaccination against the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) can reduce the period of suffering from aftereffects after confirmation.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the tentative results of the "COVID-19 Aftermath Experience Survey" on the 19th for those whose symptoms lasted more than four weeks after COVID-19 was confirmed.
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The survey was conducted through the annual National Health and Nutrition Survey and the Community Health Survey. The National Health and Nutrition Survey is conducted to determine the level of health and nutrition of about 10,000 people aged 1 or older. The community health survey is conducted by 258 health centers nationwide from August to October every year to identify the health status of local residents for about 230,000 adults aged 19 or older.
Among the subjects of the National Health and Nutrition Survey, those who were vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine had a 30% probability that the aftereffects would last more than four weeks after COVID-19 was confirmed, which was lower than those who were not vaccinated (44.8%).
Similar results were found in community health surveys. The probability of the aftereffects lasting more than four weeks after COVID-19 was confirmed was lower for those who received the COVID-19 vaccine (19.7%) than those who were not vaccinated (23.4%).
The main symptoms of aftereffects were coughing and phlegm, followed by fatigue and sore throat.
Ji Young-mi, head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said, "As the possibility of COVID-19 vaccinations lasting more than four weeks is lower than that of non-vaccinated people, it is necessary to participate in additional vaccinations that meet the recommended standards."
Writer: Yeyoung Jeon
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