Though the world has mostly wound down the last vestiges of emergency pandemic restrictions, the effects of COVID will be felt for years. For some individuals, it’s a matter of personal health—and there are no signs that things will get better any time soon. A new Swiss study published in BMJ Wednesday reveals that more than one out every six unvaccinated people who have previously come down with COVID have not returned to normal health up to two years after infection.
The findings underscore the concerns around long COVID, as scientists continue to be stumped over how and why the aftereffects of infection linger for so long for some individuals. But the new study also reiterates urgency to get vaccinated—the best prevention against long COVID continues to be vaccination.
The new findings are based on the experiences of 1,106 unvaccinated adults living in Switzerland, who were an average age of 50, and had a confirmed COVID infection between August 6, 2020 and January 19, 2021. Participants reported on information pertaining to 23 potential symptoms of long COVID at 12, 18, and 24 months after infection had subsided. Those symptoms included physical pain, malaise, altered taste and smell, shortness of breath, mental health issues, and anxiety. The study also took a look at 628 Swiss adults who had never contracted the virus.
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