Self-Reported Long COVID-19 Symptoms Are Rare Among Vaccinated Healthcare Workers

    June 2023 in “ Journal of Infection and Public Health ”
    Salma AlBahrani, Ali Albarrak, Nawal AlGubaisi, Hamoud Alkurdi, Dalia Alburaiki, Abdulrahaman AlGhamdi, Mohammed AlOthaiqy, Sarah Tayeb, Nesreen Tayeb, Salimah Abdraboh, A. Khairi, Lujain Alshareef, Asma AlHarbi, Saad M. AlRabeeah, Abdullah Alqahtani, Jaber S Alqahtani, Fatimah Hassan Hakami, Thekra N. Al-Maqati, Sausan A. Alkhrashi, Meshael Musaed Almershad, Asmaa AlAbbadi, Mariam Hassan Hakami, Osama Faqihi, Kauthar Jaffar A. Altawfiq, Arulanantham Zachariah Jebakumar, Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq
    TLDR Vaccinated healthcare workers rarely experience long COVID-19 symptoms.
    This study involving 243 vaccinated healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia during the Omicron wave found a low prevalence of long COVID-19 symptoms, with only 6.2% experiencing symptoms lasting over 3 months. Hair loss was the most persistent symptom, affecting 3.3% of participants. The findings suggest that high vaccination rates and the Omicron variant may reduce long COVID-19 symptoms, although the study's reliance on self-reported data and lack of a non-vaccinated comparison group are noted limitations. Overall, the study underscores the potential benefits of vaccination in mitigating long COVID-19 among healthcare workers.
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