The risks of long Covid and death are higher for unvaccinated people six months after catching Covid-19 than those who got jabbed, finds a new US study. Image / CDCThe risks of long Covid and death are higher for unvaccinated people six months after catching Covid-19 than those who got jabbed, finds a new US study. Image / CDCA major new US study has found breakthrough infections can come with a higher danger of long Covid and deaths months later - but unvaccinated people still remain most at risk from the virus. Furthermore, these risks after a breakthrough Covid infection were higher than in people with seasonal flu. "Our results show that SARS-CoV-2 vaccination before infection only partially reduced the risk of death and post-acute sequelae," they said.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 25, 2022 17:21 UTC