“Newsday: 'Stony Brook study: Long COVID risk increases with multiple infections'

"Long COVID is now the threat," said Dr. Reynold A. Panettiere, Jr., vice chancellor at the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science”

Risk if Long Covid with reinfection:

In this study : ▶️ The risk was 33% for those infected for the first time ▶️ But the risk was 43% among those who experienced reinfection

Risk of long COVID reaches 37% after three infections, according to INSPQ The risk of developing long COVID increases with each COVID-19 infection.

It is estimated at 13% after one infection, 23% after two infections, and 37% after three infections.

(MY NOTE: China vaccines are not MRNA technology. The better reduction in long-term Long Covid symptoms relative to multiple boosters compared to studies with MRNA patients is significant. Would like to see Long Covid data out of Cuba, a country that also did not use MRNA.)

Summary:

New study of 74,000 participants found:

-those infected with COVID had more other infections (including bacterial, influenza & mycoplasma infections)

-COVID reinfections had milder acute-phase symptoms but led to higher rate & severity of Long Covid

“Analysis of 68,200 valid responses revealed that the most frequent long COVID symptoms include fatigue (30.53%), memory decline (27.93%), decreased exercise ability (18.29%), and brain fog (16.87%). These symptoms were less prevalent among those infected only once: fatigue (24.85%), memory decline (18.11%), and decreased exercise ability (12.52%), etc. Women were more likely to experience long COVID, with symptoms varying by age group, except for sleep disorders and muscle/joint pain, which were more common in older individuals. Northern China exhibits a higher prevalence of long COVID, potentially linked to temperature gradients. Risk factors included underlying diseases, alcohol consumption, smoking, and the severity of acute infection (OR > 1, FDR < 0.05). Reinfection was associated with milder symptoms but led to a higher incidence and severity of long COVID (OR > 1, FDR < 0.05). Vaccination, particularly multiple boosters, significantly reduced long-term symptoms by 30%–70% (OR < 1, FDR < 0.05). COVID-19 participants also self-reported more bacterial, influenza and mycoplasma infections, and 8%–10% of patients felt SARS-CoV-2-induced chronic diseases.”