Coronavirus vaccines may reduce or eliminate symptoms of long covid

By Clare Wilson

Some people with long covid, in which people have long-lasting symptoms after a covid-19 infection, are reporting improvements in their health after being vaccinated against the coronavirus. The reports are based on anecdotes and a small informal survey rather than a scientific study, but the trend might offer clues to what causes the persistent symptoms.

Although for most people covid-19 is a mild or flu-like illness, some people are still ill many months after the infection.

While it is normal for people to take a long time to recover after …