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The intense scientific effort that long COVID sparked has resulted in more than 24,000 scientific publications, making it the most researched health condition in any four years of recorded human history.

Long COVID is a term that describes the constellation of long-term health effects caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These range from persistent respiratory symptoms, such as shortness of breath, to debilitating fatigue or brain fog that limits people’s ability to work, and conditions such as heart failure and diabetes, which are known to last a lifetime.

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[-] rhacer@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

In December I got COVID for the 4th time. Yes I'm vaxxed. No I'm not boosted.

Prior to this bout I was working out 30 minutes a day. Since this bout I can barely climb a flight if stairs without getting winded.

It really sucks.

[-] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 30 points 3 months ago

Yes I'm vaxxed. No I'm not boosted.

You... do realize that efficacy wears off over time, and after about 6 months or so it doesn't actually do much?

[-] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 13 points 3 months ago

When I got it covid they told me to not get a booster for six months. Because the infection acts as a booster in a sense.

[-] criticon@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 months ago

Who told you that? They just tell you to wait a few weeks after the infection before getting a booster

[-] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

The VA. I got infected while in one of their hospitals

[-] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

The Proper advice is six weeks, not six months

[-] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I also know people who get it over and over again. All they do is go to work and then go home. They see a few people on the weekend but mostly just their grandchildren. I used to blame them for it (not out loud of course) but now I just think they are just more susceptible to covid than most others.

Either way, I hope you fell better soon. Hopefully, after a few months, you can get a booster which may raise your immunity.

[-] rhacer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Very kind of you. Thank you.

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