Reduced Incidence of Long Coronavirus Disease Referrals to the Cambridge University Teaching Hospital Long Coronavirus Disease Clinic

Benjamin A Krishna; Marina Metaxaki; Mark R Wills; Nyaradzai Sithole

doi:10.1093/cid/ciac630

Reduced Incidence of Long Coronavirus Disease Referrals to the Cambridge University Teaching Hospital Long Coronavirus Disease Clinic

Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 18;76(4):738-740. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac630.

Authors

Benjamin A Krishna^{1

2}, Marina Metaxaki^{1

2}, Mark R Wills^{1

2}, Nyaradzai Sithole^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology & Infectious Disease (CITIID), Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
² Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Abstract

Long coronavirus disease (COVID [LC]) constitutes a potential health emergency as millions of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections lead to chronic symptoms. We must understand whether vaccines reduce LC because this has major implications for health policy. We report a 79% reduction in LC referrals correlating with vaccination in the United Kingdom.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Ambulatory Care Facilities
COVID-19*
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Incidence
SARS-CoV-2
Universities